As the only non-investigative program in the Bureau, FBI Springfield'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's main focus was it's community outreach efforts in three areas: the community, the schools, and the workplace.

The Community Relations Unit in 2005 has realigned the COP's focus and changed its priority commitment to build and improve relations through outreach efforts. The new priorities are as follows:

1) Enhance the FBI Citizen's Academy Program, including providing resources, training, information and assistance.

2) Establish partnerships with national ethnic and minority groups and organizations.

3) Develop and support youth initiatives.

4) Support other community based terrorism and crime prevention initiatives.

The Springfield COP is actively involved in these programs:

School Mentoring Office Tours
Identify Theft Awareness Programs Take your Child to Work Day Combined
Federal Campaign National Red Ribbon Week Terrorism Prevention Program
Citizens' Academy
Drug Awareness Presentations at Elementary through High Schools Black History Month Programs School Reading Program
Director's Community Leadership Award Career Days and Career Fairs
Women's History Month National Night Out
Partnerships With Minority & Ethnic Organizations
Participation from the SA C to the support employees adds up to an active Division that helps to implement the initiatives set forth for the success of the COP

Recent Activities

For additional information

FBI Springfield’s Community Outreach Coordinator, Joseph B. Miller, can be contacted at 217.757.3698 (office) 217.757.3558 (fax), and Joseph.Miller@ic.fbi.gov, or in writing at the FBI Springfield, attention Community Outreach Program. Additional information about this program is also available at the FBI’s Community Outreach Program site.

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