Multiple divisions of the Fort Worth Police Department celebrated the annual Family Day Community Safety Fair, a day dedicated to spreading awareness on community safety.

Fort Worth Police Department South Division spokesperson Buddy Calzada gave away basketballs and emceed a cornhole competition at the event on Aug. 19.

“We just want to come out here and be a part of the community as well. You can’t go into a community and expect change to happen from an outside point-of-view,” Calzada said. “We have to put ourselves inside. And that’s what all these officers are doing.”

The event is one of many hosted by the six Fort Worth police divisions, Calzada said. In partnership with Walmart and the Fort Worth Crime Prevention Unit and Fort Worth Metro, vendors gathered at Walmart Supercenter, 7451 McCart Ave.

“We drew a big crowd and had everybody just smiling,” he said. “That’s what we want to do as a police department, just come out here and say, ‘You know what? We are officers, but we’re humans, too.’”

Cristian ArguetaSoto is the community engagement journalist at the Fort Worth Report. Contact him by email or via Twitter. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here.

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Photo gallery: Fort Worth Police get in community with Family Day 2022

by Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report
August 21, 2022

<h1>Photo gallery: Fort Worth Police get in community with Family Day 2022</h1> <p class="byline">by Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report <br />August 21, 2022</p> <p>Multiple divisions of the Fort Worth Police Department celebrated the annual Family Day Community Safety Fair, a day dedicated to spreading awareness on community safety.</p> <p><a href="https://police.fortworthtexas.gov/Patrol/South">Fort Worth Police Department South Division</a> spokesperson Buddy Calzada gave away basketballs and emceed a cornhole competition at the event on Aug. 19.</p> <p>“We just want to come out here and be a part of the community as well. You can't go into a community and expect change to happen from an outside point-of-view,” Calzada said. “We have to put ourselves inside. And that's what all these officers are doing.”</p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter" data-effect="slide"> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container"> <ul class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper"> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-51011" data-id="51011" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CAS_FWPD-2-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Multiple divisions of the Fort Worth Police Department gathered Aug. 19 to celebrate the annual Family Day Community Safety Fair, a day dedicated to spreading awareness on community safety. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-51012" data-id="51012" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CAS_FWPD-3-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Police officers and other public workers gather for the Family Day Community Safety Fair on Aug. 19 at Walmart Supercenter, 7451 McCart Ave. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-51014" data-id="51014" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CAS_FWPD-5-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">A Fort Worth police officer holds a basketball at the Family Day Community Safety Fair on Aug. 19 at Walmart Supercenter, 7451 McCart Ave. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-51015" data-id="51015" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CAS_FWPD-6-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Fort Worth police workers gather on Aug 19 for the Family Day Community Safety Fair at Walmart Supercenter, 7451 McCart Ave. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-51016" data-id="51016" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CAS_FWPD-7-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Family Day Community Safety Fair guests use a photo booth on Aug. 19 at Walmart Supercenter, 7451 McCart Ave. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-51018" data-id="51018" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CAS_FWPD-9-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Fort Worth police officers compete in a game of cornhole at the Family Day Community Safety Fair on Aug. 19 at Walmart Supercenter, 7451 McCart Ave. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-51020" data-id="51020" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CAS_FWPD-11-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Guests gather at the Family Day Community Safety Fair on Aug. 19 at Walmart Supercenter, 7451 McCart Ave. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-51022" data-id="51022" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CAS_FWPD-13-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Fort Worth Metro, a nonprofit dedicated to helping inner-city children, gave out toys at the Family Day Community Safety Fair on Aug. 19 at Walmart Supercenter, 7451 McCart Ave. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-51023" data-id="51023" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CAS_FWPD-14-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Fort Worth Metro Executive Director Ruth Calzada, left, and her husband Buddy Calzada host the Family Day Community Safety Fair on Aug. 19 at Walmart Supercenter, 7451 McCart Ave. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-51024" data-id="51024" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CAS_FWPD-15-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">A volunteer puts a leash on a dog that was adopted at the Family Day Community Safety Fair on Aug. 19 at Walmart Supercenter, 7451 McCart Ave. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> </ul> <p><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a aria-label="Pause Slideshow" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause" role="button"></a></p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white"></div> </div> </div> <p>The event is one of many hosted by the six Fort Worth police divisions, Calzada said. In partnership with <a href="https://www.walmart.com/">Walmart</a> and the <a href="https://police.fortworthtexas.gov/get-involved/crime-prevention-unit#:~:text=The%20Crime%20Prevention%20Unit%20consists,Out%2C%20and%20assorted%20kid%20programs.">Fort Worth Crime Prevention Unit</a> and <a href="https://www.ftwmetro.org/">Fort Worth Metro</a>, vendors gathered at Walmart Supercenter, 7451 McCart Ave.</p> <p>“We drew a big crowd and had everybody just smiling,” he said. “That's what we want to do as a police department, just come out here and say, ‘You know what? We are officers, but we're humans, too.’”</p> <p><em>Cristian ArguetaSoto is the community engagement journalist at the Fort Worth Report. Contact him by </em><a href="http://cristian.arguetasoto@fortworthreport.org/"><em>email</em></a><em> or via </em><a href="https://twitter.com/CrisArguetaSoto"><em>Twitter</em></a><em>. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy </em><a href="https://fortworthreport.org/about/fort-worth-report-editorial-independence-policy/"><em>here</em></a>.</p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://fortworthreport.org/2022/08/21/photo-gallery-fort-worth-police-get-in-community-with-family-day-2022/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://fortworthreport.org">Fort Worth Report</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-favicon.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://fortworthreport.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=51042&amp;ga3=UA-194640723-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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