As the only non-investigative program in the Bureau, FBI San Juan's Community Outreach Program (COP) has been involved in several activities. The mission of the FBI's COP is to provide a comprehensive program that deals with multiple interrelated societal problems, including crime, drugs, gangs, and violence, in support of the FBI's investigative mission. Linking community service, prevention, and law enforcement is a major national trend as grass roots efforts have brought about federal government support for public safety initiatives. FBI employees have joined in this national movement, volunteering in a wide variety of community-related efforts. Recognizing the interdependency of children, parents, other adults, community groups, businesses, schools, and social and health services, the FBI focuses its community outreach efforts in three areas: the community, the schools, and the workplace.

The following programs have been implemented within FBI San Juan's COP:

~ Adopt-A-School Program
~ Citizens Academy
~ Career Days / Career Fair

Adopt-A-School Program/
Junior Special Agent Program
The Adopt-A-School Program initiative is part of the FBI's COP, which includes the Junior Special Agent Program (JSAP). The mission of the JSAP is for the FBI to provide positive law enforcement role models who will encourage students to excel in school performance and attendance, build their self-esteem, and teach them how to abstain from crime, drugs, gangs, and violence.

Citizens' Academy
The overall purpose of the academy is to establish and foster relationships and understanding between FBI San Juan and its community. The academy gives business, civic, religious, and community leaders, as well as media executives, the opportunity to find out how the FBI "does business."

Career Days/Career Fairs
Community Outreach Coordinator SA Louis Feliciano and other FBI Agents are available to attend school career days/career fairs in the San Juan metropolitan area. To request a speaker on a variety of subjects to students at the elementary or high school level or to speak at a college or professional school, please send a request on official letterhead to FBI San Juan, SA Harry Rodriguez, attention Community Outreach Program.

For More Information
FBI San Juan's Community Outreach Coordinator, SA harry Rodriguez, can be contacted at (787) 759-1550 (office), (787) 759-1587 (fax), or in writing at FBI San Juan, attention Community Outreach Program , P.O. Box 366269 , San Juan , PR 00936. Additional information about this program also is available at the FBI's Community Outreach Program site.