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McGruff House

 A McGruff House is a temporary haven for children who find themselves in emergency or frightening situations such as being bullied, followed, or hurt while walking in a neighborhood. A McGruff House provides a sense of security and a source of emergency aid. It is not an escort service or a guarantee of safety but rather a place for appropriate short-term help by an adult for a child. 

 

An individual who volunteers their residence as a McGruff House participant agrees to provide the following types of emergency assistance for children as they go to and from school and are at play in the area:

  • Reassure and aid children who are frightened or lost
  • Assist children who have medical emergencies by obtaining appropriate attention
  • Telephone appropriate authorities for help
  • Assist those who are in immediate fear of becoming victims of personal crime or 
       thefts, child abuse, gangs, or bullies
  • Report crimes and suspicious activities to law enforcement officials and provide 
       descriptions of vehicles and suspects when possible
  • The McGruff House program is used throughout Elementary School District 181, in the neighboring towns of Burr Ridge, Hinsdale, and Oak Brook. Notre Dame School will also participate in the program.

    Clarendon Hills Police Department

    448 Park Avenue
    Emergency: 9-1-1
    Non-Emergency: (630) 286-5460
    Fax: (630) 286-5499