An annual back-to-school community health fair scheduled for Saturday in Southeast D.C. provides help to a lot of people who need it. Participants can get laptops, school supplies, medical care, dental care, eye exams, fresh produce and assistance with school health forms.

But organizers are worried some people will skip the event and miss out on free services out of fear of the heavy federal police and military presence in D.C.

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“We’re hearing that people are afraid. Parents are afraid to come out. Our Latino communities are especially afraid of coming out with potential of being stopped and harassed by police,” said Rev. O. Jermaine Bego of The CenterPoint Baptist Church.

The Community Day Health & Wellness Fair is a

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