underserved
adjective
un·der·served ˌən-dər-ˈsərvd 
: provided with inadequate service
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The UCSD Student-Run Free Dental Clinic brings together undergraduate students from various colleges to provide free care to underserved communities with the help of dental professionals. 
Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022 People in underserved communities and older Americans, who were at higher risk of contracting Covid-19 and needing to be hospitalized or dying from it, have been particularly reliant on pharmacists during the pandemic. Ilisa Bg Bernstein And Paul W. Abramowitz, STAT, 16 Sep. 2022 The success of these programs hinges on ensuring that young people from underserved communities have equitable access to high-paying, high-demand jobs, regardless of their ZIP codes. Rosalin Acosta, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2022 The United States Tennis Association built a network of junior programs, pioneered by Arthur Ashe in the 1960s to bring the game to underserved communities. Harry Edwards, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022 The Gilead Foundation has chosen an Atlanta nonprofit to share in a $20 million effort to improve health equity through education in underserved communities. Donovan J. Thomas, ajc, 13 Sep. 2022 People in underserved communities often work a couple of part-time jobs and make just enough to cover the essentials, said Saunders. Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 Recommendations included greening school yards; increasing the number of cooling centers; better coordination and targeting of public messaging, particularly for underserved communities; and planting more trees in urban areas that lack shade. Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 UC Berkeley is set to receive $25 million in state money to fund reporting in underserved communities, an effort to bolster local news as media outlets disappear or face significant budget and staffing cuts. Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2022 See More
Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022 People in underserved communities and older Americans, who were at higher risk of contracting Covid-19 and needing to be hospitalized or dying from it, have been particularly reliant on pharmacists during the pandemic. Ilisa Bg Bernstein And Paul W. Abramowitz, STAT, 16 Sep. 2022 The success of these programs hinges on ensuring that young people from underserved communities have equitable access to high-paying, high-demand jobs, regardless of their ZIP codes. Rosalin Acosta, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2022 The United States Tennis Association built a network of junior programs, pioneered by Arthur Ashe in the 1960s to bring the game to underserved communities. Harry Edwards, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022 The Gilead Foundation has chosen an Atlanta nonprofit to share in a $20 million effort to improve health equity through education in underserved communities. Donovan J. Thomas, ajc, 13 Sep. 2022 People in underserved communities often work a couple of part-time jobs and make just enough to cover the essentials, said Saunders. Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 Recommendations included greening school yards; increasing the number of cooling centers; better coordination and targeting of public messaging, particularly for underserved communities; and planting more trees in urban areas that lack shade. Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 UC Berkeley is set to receive $25 million in state money to fund reporting in underserved communities, an effort to bolster local news as media outlets disappear or face significant budget and staffing cuts. Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1710, in the meaning defined above
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