RCLD Outreach Training

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CIL staff who are ready to do rural outreach are interested in, committed to, and willing to engage with rural community members and consumers.
CIL organizations who are ready to do rural outreach have administrators who are willing to let staff commit time to rural outreach, have reasonable resources available, and sometimes already have some connections to build on.
CIL staff working with rural communities need to have rural cultural humility.
Before engaging with people in your rural service area, it is helpful to use some strategies to get to know the area’s demographics, resources, and norms.
Rural cultural humility is important in building healthy relationships with people in your rural service area.
Meeting people where they are is key to increasing awareness about independent living values.