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UNCLASSIFIED Community Outreach in Field Offices Policy Guide Serving as a resource to the FBI's multi-cultural communities . Providing a safe haven to discuss issues with other cultures and law enforcement partners Seeking support and assistance to resolve issues from law enforcement partners Developing a network of resources for members across cultural barriers Serving as a conduit between law enforcement and communities. Providing communities with information to better understand their rights and. responsibilities. 3.3.3.2. MuIti-CulturaI Advisory Committee Role MCAC members serve to maintain lines of communication between the FBI and their diverse communities, based on mutual understanding, respect, tolerance, and trust COS/COCs must ensure that members never represent themselves as official. representatives of the FBI. The MCAC: must inform the FBI about how the agency is perceived by various communities will inform the FBI about the experiences of different communities in their. respective interactions with law enforcement. will assist the FBI to raise awareness of the FBI community outreach resources available to the community. will provide the FBI input on how to approach culturally sensitive issues 3.4. Youth Programs Youth outreach programs should support the field office's overall outreach. The youth outreach models are flexible enough in structure to not only allow for the differences in the school systems throughout the country, but also to allow the field divisions to choose models that will fit within the confines of their available resources. All programs should stress the importance of a good education, living healthy and drug- free, and abstaining from violent and criminal behavior. Two weeks before each event or program, as appropriate, COs/COCs must upload an EC with case ID to their CRU MAPA (management and program b7E analyst) with the following information: event, date of event, number of participants, and purpose of any supply request 3.4.1. Adopt-a-School/Junior Special Agent Program This program was developed to expose socioeconomically disadvantaged students to the work and values of the FBI. COS/COCs are encouraged to sponsor an elementary, middle, or high school within their territorial jurisdiction that is located in an. impoverished, high-crime area. They should support volunteers from their field office who wish to participate. FBI funds cannot be used to participate in this program. For guidance on whether these volunteer activities may be considered "hours of work" or be subject to a leave charge (see the Leave Policy: (imde [0341PG]) 12 UNCLASSIFIED