noun
outreach
OWT-reech
noun
1
Efforts by an organization to connect with and provide services to people in the community.
"The charity runs an outreach program for homeless teenagers."
"Her job involves community outreach and public education."
How to Use Outreach
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishActivities aimed at reaching and helping people, usually run by a charity, church, or organization.
Common pairings
community outreach
outreach program
outreach worker
Word Forms
outreached past tense, outreaches plural, outreaches singular
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Etymology
Built from out- + reach — literally "a reaching out."