Block club
A block club, block group or block association is a type of local organization found in some urban areas in the United States, especially in the Midwest. A block club typically focuses on one or both sides of a city block on a single street, but some block clubs extend over larger areas. A tenant council, which serves similar purposes within a single building or complex, is sometimes called a "vertical block club".Block clubs are established through community organizing. They may be organized autonomously at the block level or by a larger organization. The form of organizing that leads to block clubs is sometimes called block organizing.