The Safety House Program is a positive step that any community can take to help make the streets safer for our children. It is something the whole community can be involved with. Basically, the Program involves establishing a network of Safety Houses in a local area.
The broad aims of the Safety House Program are:
To provide community assistance to children should they feel unsafe while travelling to and from school.
Through a network of Safety Houses, to provide a reliable means for children to get help as quickly as possible, by running to a safe place and a helpful person.
To provide community support to senior citizens should they feel that they need assistance while out in the community.
To deter undesirable people from entering local areas through the prominent and permanent display of Safety House signs.
To alert the wider community to the dangers faced by children while commuting to school.
To encourage children to gain the health benefits that walking and exercising in their local community can offer.
