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The Summit Ridge Homeowner's Association was the first
Community Association in Maryland to sponsor a "McGruff House" program,
in cooperation with the the National Crime Prevention Council (http://www.ncpc.org/programs/McGruff_House/nmhn.php).
Volunteers for this program have have been fingerprinted by the
Maryland State Police and their fingerprints checked via the FBI's
national database.
| McGruff houses all have the official "McGruff
House" sign posted in the front of the home. The
sign will look like the one to the right. |
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| A McGruff House is a temporary
haven for children who find themselves in frightening or
dangerous situations. Children are told that they can go
to a specially marked McGruff House any time they sense
danger as they go to and from school or are playing in
the neighborhood.
McGruff Houses provide a safety network for children.
McGruff Houses have significantly reduced children’s
victimization and shown the value a community places on
protecting its youngest citizens.
McGruff Houses do
- Call the appropriate authorities if a child is
lost or has a medical emergency
- Reassure the child if he or she is frightened
- Report crimes and suspicious activities
McGruff Houses don’t
- Provide first aid (except in life-threatening
situations)
- Administer medications
- Supervise the
neighborhood
- Enforce laws
Law enforcement is typically the first resource McGruff House participants will call to help a child.
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| For more information on the
McGruff House program, please contact the National Crime
Prevention Council at
http://www.ncpc.org/programs/McGruff_House/nmhn.php.
"McGruff the Crime Dog"®, “Take A Bite Out Of Crime"® and
"McGruff House"® are registered trademarks of the National
Crime Prevention Council,
www.ncpc.org.
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