Southwest District CES Civil Rights Plan (Doña Ana County)

Dona Ana County is meeting all responsibilities for civil rights by not discriminating against any group based on, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability in admission or access to its programs or activities. Records are kept in the office to support this statement and are open for review by Federal Authorities or persons requiring proof of authentication. All efforts are made by this Dona Ana County Extension Agent to meet these requirements in a positive and inclusive manner. Spanish language publication materials are included at all events where available and appropriate for the targeted audience. A nondiscriminatory statement has been included this past year on all e-mail statements. The agent is meeting the needs of our new diverse culture by recently showing support for anti-hate groups such as the GLBTQ community as a vendor, and by being sensitive to human rights groups. The Extension Agent for Dona Ana County makes every effort possible to include diverse groups of people in his programs.

Dona Ana County is meeting all responsibilities for civil rights by not discriminating against any group based on, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability in admission or access to its programs or activities. Records are kept in the office to support this statement and are open for review by Federal Authorities or persons requiring proof of authentication. All efforts are made by this Dona Ana County Extension Agent to meet these requirements in a positive and inclusive manner. Spanish language publication materials are included at all events where available and appropriate for the targeted audience. The Extension Agent for Dona Ana County makes every effort possible to include a diverse group of people in his programs.

Agent is working to maintain a diverse group of volunteers to reflect his clientele.

A nondiscrimination statement will be used on all Extension publications and flyers. Agent has developed a civil rights binder to keep files organized. Agent is utilizing Spanish language extension publications from other universities to expand outreach within his clientele base.

The agent provided available Spanish language publications at all community events in which the agent participated. These community events included the International Chile Conference, Las Cruces Home and Lifestyle Show, National Night Out and the Hatch Chile Festival. The total number of attendees at these events was over 7,000.