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Civil Rights (Grant County)

Plan Goal

Civil Rights compliance by New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service is mandated by federal laws and is directly tied to Extension's receipt of federal funding. Noncompliance may lead to loss of funding from our Federal partner.

Situation Statement

Extension (4-H) programs must be handled in a manner that treats every customer and employee with fairness, equality, and respect. This applies to all aspects of Extension programs including identifying needs, setting priorities, allocating resources, notification of all activities, conducting programs and recieving feedback

Target Audience and Actions

The county staff will use civil rights artifacts collected, such as county demographic data, the public notification steps of programs, and dat of who attends the programming, to determine gaps in outreach efforts and potential needs of underserved audiences. For the 4-H agent, target audiences will include all residents of their geographic area with specific attention paid to under-served and under-represented audiences.

Short-Term Objectives

All reasonable efforts are carried out to ensure equal access and integration of clubs and programs. Grant County CES (4-H) programs will adhere to all civil rights laws in regards to programming and employment.

Medium-Term Objectives

Advisory boards, committees, and all enrolment will be diverse with respect to gender, ethnicity, and community representation and will be representative of the population in Grant County. The USDA " and Justice for All poster showing the nondiscrimination policy statement and how to file a cifil rights complaint will be prominently displayed in office areas.

Long-Term Objectives

There will be equality, fairness, and respect in the use of Extension work facilities, including support for educators, paraprofessionals, secretarial and support staff, 4-H members, leaders, and Volunteers.

Evaluation Plan

Every five years the Grant County Extension Office will undergo a civil rights review. Civil rights program efforts will be reviewed by a team of trained reviewers representing different program areas and areas of expertise. The evaluation will conssit of an examination of competeness of office civil rights compliance files, discussion on successes and problems in carrying out civil rights compliance and reviewing the importance of the task. Counties, as a team will establish five-year goals for outreach to undeserved audiences within their communities.