outreach

/ˈaʊtˌriːtʃ/
noun
  1. The activity of providing services, information, or support to people who might not otherwise have access to them, especially in a community or social context.
    • The library's outreach program brings books and story time to children in low-income neighborhoods.
    • The church organized a homeless outreach that provided meals and blankets every Saturday.
    • The university's science outreach includes free workshops for local high school students.
verb
  1. To reach out or extend services, information, or support to a community or group, especially those who are underserved or isolated.
    • Our team outreaches to elderly residents who cannot easily leave their homes.
    • The nonprofit outreaches to teenagers through social media campaigns about mental health.
    • The health clinic outreaches to rural areas by sending mobile medical vans.
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