Indiana’s Outreach Program

 
Mission:  To conduct business to ensure that NRCS programs and services are made accessible to all customers, with emphasis on the underserved. 

Historically, underserved audiences have included tribes, minorities, women, the disabled, limited resource farmers and small-scale farmers.  Underserved audiences can also include other groups of customers, such as the Amish or organic producers.

 Outreach is...

A way of conducting business to ensure that underserved individuals and groups throughout the United States and its territories are made aware of, understand and have a working knowledge of USDA programs and services. Outreach will ensure that these programs and services are equitable and made accessible to all.
 

Outreach involves...

• Understanding the underserved customers.
• Using communication techniques which are most appropriate for the underserved customers.
• Earning the trust and acceptance of the underserved customers.
• Developing partnerships and working relationships with underserved customers and their community organizations.

Outreach is NOT...

• A new, separate program
• Civil Rights
• A minority program