The Kansas City FBI Community Outreach Program strategy focuses its efforts in three general areas:  schools, communities, and the workplace.  The FBI works in cooperation with other federal, state and local agencies who are striving to provide healthier lifestyles for our communities' youth. The FBI realizes that if law enforcement is to truly contribute to our nation's fight against crime, drugs, gangs, and violence we must formulate partnerships with the communities we are sworn to serve and protect.

One initiative that has been undertaken by the Kansas City Office in regards to community outreach is the establishment of the Kansas City Field Office Citizens' Academy.  The Citizens' Academy, which is a program with two sessions a year, is comprised of business, community, and minority leaders throughout the Kansas City Metropolitan area.  This Academy is an eight-week course which meets weekly for three hours.  This eight-week course is a learning experience in which all topics of the FBI and our investigative authority are covered.  Topics such as white collar crime, domestic terrorism, and health care fraud are some of the topics which students learn about.  The class additionally receives training on the Firearms Simulator as well as spending a day at the firearms range for demonstrations and hands-on experiences with trained firearms instructors of the Kansas City Office.  Following graduation of the Academy, students have the opportunity to join the Citizens' Academy foundation, an organization made up of graduates of the Academy.  The foundation enables both the students and the FBI to have continued contacts and links with the community, business, and minority arenas.