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Following Meeting After the meeting, plan to distribute literature to residents in the community who were unable to attend. This may encourage them to be at the next meeting. Program Coordination The Neighborhood Watch Coordinator The Coordinator's job is crucial to the success of your program. This may be just the right job for a retiree or other individual who has extra time at home. This person's responsibilities may include: • Expanding the program and maintaining a current list of participants and neighborhood residents, including names, addresses, home and work telephone numbers, and vehicle descriptions; • Acting as liaison between WATCH members, law enforcement officers, civic groups, and block captains; • Arranging neighborhood crime prevention training programs; • Obtaining and distributing crime prevention materials, such as stickers and signs; • Involving others to develop specific crime prevention projects; • Encouraging participation in "Operation Identification," a nationwide program in which personal property is marked legibly with a unique identifying number to permit positive identification if valuables are lost or stolen. The Block Captain Block captains should be designated for every 10-15 houses, and they should be directly involved with their immediate neighbors. The block captain's responsibilities may include: • Acting as liaison between block residents and the Coordinator; • Establishing a "telephone chain" by compiling and distributing a current list of names, addresses and telephone numbers of block participants; • Visiting and inviting new residents to join NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH; notifying them of meetings and training sessions;