Community Outreach

Citizen's Academy

One of the Division's most popular outreach activities is its Citizen's Academy. Two to three times a year, a group of community and business leaders are chosen to participate in the Academy. They learn about the FBI's various investigative programs and the training that FBI agents receive. If you are interested in applying for this program, please email the Public Affairs Coordinator.

Outreach to Children

The Portland Division has long-term commitments dealing with education and protection of children in Oregon. The Portland Division is running a Jr. Special Agent program at the Portland Police Activities  League (PAL) Youth Center in Northeast Portland.  Over the course of the program, the middle school students will learn about the role of the FBI in law enforcement, drug violence deterrence and career opportunities.

In addition, the Portland Division has had agents and support personnel alike volunteer to work at several events to fingerprint children. Over the past year, the Division has provided fingerprinting kits to several thousand children.

Outreach to Community Groups

The Portland FBI can offer speakers for groups throughout Oregon on a number of topics, including:

White Collar Crime
Violent Crime
Organized Crime and Drugs
Terrorism
Hate Crimes/Civil Rights
Becoming an Agent

If you wish to schedule a speaker, we ask that you submit your request in writing at least one month before the scheduled meeting. You may fax your request to (503) 552-5400, mail it to PO Box 709, Portland, OR 97207 or e-mail it to the Speakers Bureau. Please include the name of the organization, a contact name and phone number, the date and time of the event, the approximate size of the group and the topic in which you are interested.

Outreach to Businesses

In the Portland Division, much of the community outreach effort has shifted towards security efforts. The division has launched an aggressive outreach program to sign up new groups interested in the Bureau's InfraGard program. InfraGard allows the FBI to open lines of communication between itself and private businesses, public entities, and the academic community. Information about possible threats is relayed to these groups along with tools to help counter those threats.

Outreach to Law Enforcement

The Portland FBI maintains lines of communication with its law enforcement partners at the local, state and federal levels. In addition to aggressive liaison efforts, regular newsletter to interested parties in the state to help identify trends, big cases and on-going issues.