Community Outreach
The mission of MPD's Community Outreach team is to build, strengthen and sustain authentic community relationships in order to enhance trust, cultivate mutual respect, and increase fairness in policing through restorative and procedural justice, community outreach, education and problem solving. The Community Outreach team is dedicated to promoting social awareness and cultivating a culture of inclusion for both the MPD and for our community at large.
August 25, 2024 12:26 PM
The Latino Youth Academy (LYA), sponsored by the Madison Police Department Community Outreach Unit in partnership with Amigos En Azul, Fitchburg Police Department, UW-Police, the Madison Community Policing Foundation, and other partners, concluded this year with remarkable success. LYA brought …
August 14, 2024 9:08 AM
The Madison Police Department's Community Outreach Unit, in collaboration with the Black Officers Coalition, participated in 100 Black Men of Madison "Back To School" event last week. MPD is proud to have particpated the last two years in our effort to support students in need as they prepare …
August 11, 2024 11:47 AM
Dear Madison Community Members, Thank you for attending our 2024 National Night Out (NNO) event in partnership with the Madison Police Department! Your presence made the evening a tremendous success and a wonderful celebration of community spirit. We would also like to extend a special …
Shannon Blackamore
Captain of Community Outreach
Community Outreach
- Request an Officer to Attend Your Event
- Community Outreach and Resource Education (CORE)
- Mental Health Unit
- Amigos en Azul
- Black Officer Coalition
- Community Academies
- Good Neighbor Project
- MPD Pride
- Madison Area Crime Stoppers
- Diversion and Deflection Programs
- Neighborhood Resource Trailer
- Public Safety Cadets
- Volunteer Programs
- Youth Academies
- Emergency Preparedness
- Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE)
- Safe Communities
- Community Policing - Madison Police Style
