The Charlotte Division has adopted
four schools. Two of these schools, Thompson's Children's School
and Wilson Middle School, have implemented the Junior Special
Agents Program. A mentor/tutor program is implemented at Ranson
Middle School, and a mentor/tutor and a lunch buddy program has
been implemented at Lincoln Heights Elementary School.
In the past, students in the
Junior Special Agents Program have been taken on field trips
to the jail, courthouse, FBI Office, movies, and picnics. Some
of the students have even learned how to cook dinner!
The Charlotte Division continues
to be involved with the D.A.R.E. Program where two of the employees
sit in on the D.A.R.E. Board, and two employees are sent as counselors
every year to the D.A.R.E. Camp in Camp Hanes, North Carolina.
The Division usually provides tee-shirts for over 300 participants
in the program.
The Division implemented a summer
camp for approximately 20 students in the Weed and Seed area
of the community, where Junior Special Agent lessons were taught,
as well as Victim/Witness material. Guest speakers were brought
in, and the children were also taken on a field trip to Atlanta,
Georgia, to visit historic sites.
When Director Louis Freeh visited
the Charlotte Division in September, 1999, the Community Outreach
Coordinator arranged for the students to come to the FBI Office
and meet the Director.
Each year, the Division coordinates
the F.B.I.'s Cultural Bowl, an academic competition between 6th,
7th, and 8th graders from the middle schools of Mecklenburg County.
Trophies, plaques, and certificates are disseminated at the final
competition.
During the past Christmas holiday
season, the Division assisted other law enforcement agencies
in loading and delivering over 650 meals to needy families in
the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community.
The Division is making preparations
to establish a Citizens Academy within the next few months.