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.