Southwest District CES Civil Rights Plan

Hidalgo County Extension Faculty and staff maintain dialogue that ensures every effort to plan programs meets all requirements of Civil Rights. All Hidalgo County Extension programs have the EEO statements and disability compliant on all materials. A conscious effort to include all audiences in our programs are made.

“The USDA “…And Justice for All” poster displaying the nondiscrimination policy statement and how to file a civil rights complaint is prominently displayed in the Otero County CES office in areas visited by the public.

The Southwest District CES Civil Rights Plan was implemented by the Otero County 4-H agent in the following manner:

All newspaper and radio articles presented by the 4-H office included the statement: “All Otero County 4-H programs are open to all youth ages 9 to 19 regardless of race, creed, sex, color, handicap, religion, or national origin.”

All correspondence from this office included the statement: “New Mexico State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educator.”

Otero 4-H County Council By-Laws state, “Membership consists of all Otero County 4-H members and leaders regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin.”

Otero County Cooperative Extension office is making every effort to make sure all 4-H literature disseminated by this office is labeled, “New Mexico 4-H is a program of New Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service. New Mexico State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educator. NMSU and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating.”

John Allen has signed on to support Southwest District CES Civil Rights Plan within Catron County.

Being in the position of Otero County 4-H/Ag agent for only six months, no Long-Term Objectives from the Civil Rights section of my Plan of Work have yielded impacts or outcomes as of yet.