CAMPUS OUTREACH
The Foothill-De Anza Police Department is dedicated to building campus and community partnerships with students, faculty, staff, and those that visit our college campuses.
Our programs are designed to encourage conversation, education, trust, participation and allow opportunities for engagement with officers, CSO’s and dispatchers. Overall crime prevention is best achieved by partnerships with the campus, community, and the police department. Here are the upcoming outreach programs from Foothill-De Anza Police Department.
Coffee with a Cop
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Foothill Cesar Chavez Plaza
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
De Anza Main Quad
Building relationships. One cup at a time. Our Coffee with a Cop events are in Fall and Winter and Boba or Pop with a Cop events are in Spring and Summer.
These interactive events bring police officers and the community members they serve together to discuss issues and learn more about each other. The event is designed to bridge the gap between community and law enforcement, and encourage communication and positive interactions between police officers and the public. Check out the article from De Anza's La Voz News here about our Coffee with a Cop event at De Anza college.
Police & Community Forum
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
De Anza, Conference room A/B
We welcome Foothill-De Anza college community stakeholders to a town hall-style meeting. These forums are intended to bring simple to complex issues open for discussion, address various concerns, and create a great opportunity for the police department to share important information.
The purpose of the forum is to build dialogue and trust between the community and police department, and to build and maintain partnerships and continuous working relationships. We welcome college community groups and members the opportunity to learn about our latest projects, programs, ask questions, give feedback, and stay informed. The forum meeting breakdown:
- Frequency; once per quarter
- Moderator or Facilitator present
- One topic at a time
Game Night
Dates: TBA
Game Night (or a Game Day) community outreach program is hosted by Foothill De Anza CCD Police Department for DRC & DSPS staff and students at Foothill and De Anza colleges.
The game night program is intended for special populations from our college community to engage in an all-inclusive, positive environment with uniformed police officers for fun, lighthearted activities that will help to build trust, mutual respect, and long-term collaborative partnerships.
Game activities are simple in nature like:
• Checkers • Tic Tac Toe • Bingo • Corn hole • Battleship • Candy Land • Kickball • Creative activities • Crayons & coloring books
Know Your Rights: Immigration
Thursday, October 17, 2024
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Foothill, Hearthside Lounge
In this panel discussion, we invite legal experts and attorneys with various Foothill-De Anza campus groups and the Police Department to discuss immigration issues and concerns.
Topics will explore and describe various laws, what they require, understanding rights and responsibilities, and offer strategies for handling law enforcement interactions and encounters, while emphasizing learning and understanding on key issues.
Neighboring Agency Outreach
Dates: TBA
At Foothill De Anza Police Department, we welcome opportunities with neighboring agencies to support their community outreach efforts and assist when possible.
Our police officers joined Mountain View Police Department Police Activities League (PAL) officers and team in support for their Youth Extravaganza event at Rengstorff Park.
These events are a great oportunity for police departments to collaborate and share
resoures when possible.
Free community carnival type events promote fun with local first responders, and can
improve health and mental wellness for youth of all ages. Games include prizes for
participation and a picnic meal provided for everyone.
Run Hide Defend
Thursday, February 6, 2025
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, register here.
The Foothill-De Anza Police Department presents Emergency Preparedness FREE Run Hide Defend Training.
This 2-hour session is for Foothill-De Anza college students, faculty, administrators and staff. We provide a brief overview of campus safety awareness and response in the event of an active assailant.
Recent tragedies remind us that the risk and increase of attacks by an active assailant are real. Taking a few steps now to learn about preparedness can help you react quickly when every second counts. What can you do? Prepare yourself now by attending training provided by FHDA and learn helpful tools on how to protect yourself and others. Questions? Email Joy Garza, garzajoy@fhda.edu.
Shop with a Cop
Dates: December, Annually
Each year, Chief Acosta and our officers help to support and partner with our local Shop with a Cop nonprofit organization to provide hundreds of students a holiday shopping spree along with local south Bay Area police officers.
For many of the children, this special opportunity becomes one of the only holiday experiences they will have. Shop with a Cop fosters continued mutual respect between law enforcement and the communities they serve.
Through building trust in the community and fun, positive experiences, children see police officers through a different lens.
These capacity-building programs also help at-risk youth achieve their fullest potential.
SPECIAL EVENT: CRITICAL INCIDENT REVIEW DEBRIEF
Mass Casualty at Robb Elementary School, Uvalde, Texas
January 29, 2025
12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
De Anza College, Visual & Performing Arts Center
This report and debrief training is presented by the US Department of Justice and hosted by the Foothill-De Anza Community College District Police Department.
The critical incident review provides an overview of the incident, observations and recommendations in the areas of planning, preparedness, tactics, leadership and incident command. The training provides a detailed accounting and critical assessment of what transpired in the days and months leading up to the shooting, immediate actions taken during the incident, and the efforts after to address and improve upon gaps and deficiencies.
The goal of this report is to provide information and build knowledge on how to best respond to incidents of mass violence. We hope to help build on lessons learned from these tragedies while also providing respect and honor to the victims and survivors of the Robb Elementary School tragedy. This training is free, in person, and designed for:
- Faculty
- Staff
- Administrators
- School Resource Officers
- School Counselors
- Higher Ed
- K-12
- Campus Safety
- Behavior Threat Assessment Teams
Email Joy Garza, garzajoy@fhda.edu if you have any questions.