EPA National Hispanic Outreach Strategy

The National Hispanic Outreach Strategy rests on four pillars:

To build effective partnerships with Hispanic organizations and communities to raise their environmental awareness in order to seek neighborhood solutions
To develop a proactive approach to the environment and public health priorities of the diverse Hispanic neighborhoods
To promote EPA’s mission in Spanish through mass communications efforts geared towards the diverse Hispanic community throughout the nation
To provide timely, accurate and professional translations of EPA outreach materials in order to communicate the Agency’s message to the diverse Hispanic community

To encourage EPA collaboration with Hispanic community based organizations and businesses by broadening the Agency’s financial and technical assistance to these entities
To increase outreach efforts to Hispanic-owned businesses and community based organizations to empower the diverse Hispanic community through EPA procurement and grants
To develop tracking systems that monitor EPA financial resources going to the Hispanic community

To engage Hispanics in the environmental stewardship of natural resources through education
To provide information on environmental education to Hispanic communities throughout the nation
To foster closer working relationships with Hispanic Serving Institutions and to improve assistance wherever possible
To promote EPA’s mission to Hispanic Serving Institutions and strengthen EPA’s presence on campuses across the nation

To develop recruitment strategies which identify EPA as an employer of choice committed to fair and equal employment opportunities
To ensure that Hispanic American employees have an equal opportunity to participate in professional development programs and opportunities by removing any barriers to such participation
To adopt policies and procedures that promote the accountability of EPA managers and supervisors for achieving equal employment opportunity and fairness, particularly in senior management positions