outreach

Outreach is defined as reaching out to others, or becoming involved in a community or effort.

(noun)

When an organization reaches out to citizens in a community to help them find food and shelter, this is an example of outreach.

See outreach in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb, intransitive verb

noun

the act of reaching out
the extent of reach
1. a program, as by a local church or business, for extending assistance, services, etc. to the community, esp. as an act of charity or goodwill
2. activities or services undertaken by such a program

adjective

designating or of a program designed to provide outreach

See outreach in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb out·reached, out·reach·ing, out·reach·es

verb, transitive

To surpass (another) in reach: She had to outreach her opponent to win the fencing match.
To be more or greater than; exceed: Demand has outreached supply.

verb, intransitive

noun (outˈrēchˌ)

The act or process of reaching out.
Extent or length of reach: the vast outreach of technology; the outreach of a forest fire from mountains to suburbs.
A systematic attempt to provide services beyond conventional limits, as to particular segments of a community: an educational outreach to illiterate adults.

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