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Mohamed Abdul-Azeez receives the 2009 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award by Sacramento Special Agent in Charge Drew Parenti.

• In December, Mohamed Abdul-Azeez was presented with the 2009 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award. Mr. Azeez, Imam of the SALAM (Sacramento Area League of Associated Muslims) Mosque, was recognized for his outstanding efforts to reduce violence in the community through education. Approximately 30 leaders from the Muslim and Interfaith communities attended the presentation ceremony at the Sacramento FBI Office.
• In the fall of 2008, 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 April.
• The Public Services Small Learning Community—along with its Fire Science Academy—has created a mentoring program for 11th graders at Luther Burbank High School who are interested in a career in public service. FBI agents from Sacramento have been invited to be among the mentors. Goals for the program include: holding a minimum of one “job shadow” by the end of May 2009; conducting e-mail mentoring twice a month (or as determined by mentor/mentee); helping the students achieve educational or career goals; and enhancing the students' awareness of and belief in their own potential. There is no set amount of face-to-face mentoring. The mentors and students determine how much they want to meet, and much of the mentoring can be done via e-mail.
• In 2008, we were given permission by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Sacramento to use its Greater Sacramento Area Task Force on Hate Crimes – Law Enforcement and Community Subcommittee as our Multicultural Advisory Committee. The task force meetings, held approximately once a quarter, are attended by numerous minority leaders in the Sacramento area. Each meeting has a guest speaker and a different topic. The FBI Sacramento media coordinator/community outreach specialist recently made a presentation to the group, and each meeting will have time set aside to address any FBI related issues.

• 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;
• 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;
• 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;
• 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;
• Encouraging citizens to step forward to report crime and serve as witnesses in court;
• 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;
• Partnering with the American Football Coaches Association and its National Child Identification Program to distribute Child ID kits at football games and other events;
• Hosting Adopt-A-School programs that put volunteer agents and staff members inside classrooms to mentor and tutor "at risk" kids.