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San Diego
Community Outreach |
 San Diego,
like each of the FBI’s local
field offices,
has a community outreach program that complements and
strengthens our many efforts to protect you, your businesses,
and your families in concrete ways through a range
of activities and initiatives.
Our recent activities include:
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In
the spring of 2008, we welcomed our latest Citizens'
Academy, bringing together a cross section
of 20 community
leaders to learn firsthand about our operations
and programs, not only demystifying our work
but creating
new contacts and channels for working together
and sharing information. We plan to begin our
next Citizens’ Academy
in the fall.
Among our other ongoing efforts:
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Sending our special
agents and others from the FBI into schools, businesses,
and civic meetings
to explain
emerging crime and security threats and to provide
specific advice on how to prevent being victimized
by these threats;
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Supporting the graduates
of our Citizens’ Academies,
who often band together in local alumni chapters
to create crime prevention programs and other
initiatives that benefit communities;
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Serving
on committees and boards for businesses, schools,
community groups, and social and health
services and launching drives to bring food,
gifts, and toys
to the less fortunate during the holidays
and other times of the year;
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Encouraging citizens
to step forward to report crime and serve as
witnesses in court;
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Participating in “Red
Ribbon Week,” which
educates kids and adults alike on the
dangers of drugs and alcohol and encourages them
to wear
red
ribbons
as a sign of their commitment to stay
drug free;
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Partnering with the
American Football Coaches Association and its National
Child Identification
Program to distribute
Child
ID kits at football games and
other events; and
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Hosting Adopt-A-School programs that put volunteer agents and staff members
inside
classrooms
to mentor and tutor "at risk" kids.
Visit our national In
Your Community website for more
information about our overall outreach efforts and
our work in other local FBI offices.
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