Buffalo Board of Block Clubs of Erie County

Register With the Board

To register with the Board of Block Clubs, the following is required:

  • Completed Block Club/Organization Registration Form (PDF)
  • Must be a Block Club / Tenant Council with the intention of forming a Neighborhood Watch
  • Must establish a set of bylaws
  • Must have elected officers, these being President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Sergeant-at-Arms, (optional Parliamentarian, Chaplain and/or Block Captains)
  • Must be organized by an official organizer. (United Neighborhoods, the Board of Block Clubs or the Masten Block Club Coalition). At least six meetings are required per year, winter or summer recess optional.
  • Block Clubs and Tenant Councils with a Crime Watch must have training provided by the local law enforcement agency OR by any person or organization certified to teach Crime Watch Training.
  • There is no longer a registration fee. Block Clubs must re-register every three years