Outreach programmes and schemes try to find people who need help or advice rather than waiting for those people to come and ask for help.
...the outreach work that she has done to encourage girls to study physics at universitylevel.
outreach in British English
verb (ˌaʊtˈriːtʃ)
1. (transitive)
to surpass in reach
2. (transitive)
to go beyond
3.
to reach or cause to reach out
noun (ˈaʊtˌriːtʃ)
4.
the act or process of reaching out
5.
the length or extent of reach
6. social welfare
any systematic effort to provide unsolicited and predefined help to groups or individuals deemed to need it
7. (modifier)
(of welfare work or workers) propagating take-up of a service by seeking out appropriate people and persuading them to accept what is judged good for them
Compare detached (sense 3)
outreach in American English
(ˈaʊtˌritʃ; for v., also ˌ oʌtˈritʃ)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
1.
to reach farther (than); exceed; surpass
2.
to reach out; extend
noun
3.
the act of reaching out
4.
the extent of reach
5.
a.
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
b.
activities or services undertaken by such a program
adjective
6.
designating or of a program designed to provide outreach
Examples of 'outreach' in a sentence
outreach
How do you help people make these connections between outreach and service and personal discipleship?
Christianity Today (2000)
We work with five charities and have significantly improved our school outreach projects.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The group puts a lot of effort into education and outreach too.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We had outreach projects but it was difficult.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He admits that his proposals did not specify a budget for education and outreach.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Any music ensemble seeking public funding needs an outreach programme, needs to connect.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He said he carried out Lords outreach work with schoolchildren and was likely to speak more in the future.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You will note that he made no mention at all of business plans, spreadsheets or human resources outreach services.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The money would be used to reduce waiting times and to provide a new outreach service for people with long-term illnesses.