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Sacramento
Community Outreach |
 Sacramento,
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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| Special Agent in Charge Drew Parenti (left)
with Dexter McNamara and his wife Carole at the
award ceremony on February 27, 2008. |
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On February 27, we
awarded our annual Director's
Community Leadership Award to Dexter
McNamara,
the Director of the Interfaith Service Bureau
for the past 13 years and a graduate of our
Citizens'
Academy. Special Agent in Charge Drew Parenti
said: "Dexter McNamara was the first person
from the religious community to call and welcome
me to Sacramento,
and he has been a guiding hand for me during
my tenure here. He has played an integral role
in
making our community safer for everyone and
has opened many doors for the FBI, helping
us effectively
communicate with the various inter-faith communities
in Sacramento."
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In the fall of 2007,
we held 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 March.
Among our other ongoing efforts:
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| Student dresses up in FBI gear. |
Meeting with minority
groups and civic organizations to
talk about what the FBI can do with them and for
them and hosting town hall meetings as needed
to dialogue on key issues;
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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;
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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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