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With a new term comes new challenges, growth and excitement for the Department of the Interior. As we continue to go forward with this term, here is the team that will be overseeing the various citizen programs.

Interior Staff:
Secretary of the Interior: Maxx Johnson
Director, Meals on Wheels: James Strife
Director, Salvation Army: LordRahl2
Director, Flying Unicorn Squadron: Gildorg
Director, Community Development Program: Herr Vootsman
Director, North American University: Fionia
Director, Mentor Program: rlee16087
Director, Mentor Program: Chisholm
Director, US Job Hub: Joe Lansing
Deputy Director, US Job Hub: naturalcauses
Deputy Director, US Job Hub: Rekeri
Director, Welcoming Committee: Ligtreb

These are the wonderful people who keep all of the programs on track, organized, and keep the wheels of progress moving forward.

The broad goals of the Interior remain the same, to help recruit, retain, and educate the new players to the game who are US Citizens. While that sounds good on paper, that's a bit too broad in my opinion. So what are the focuses of the Department of the Interior?

Every day focuses:
- Establish points of contact with new players.
This is done in several ways. The first contact a new player gets is the new citizen welcome message. They are also contacted by the Community Development Program within their first day or two. If they apply to receive free items from the DoI, they have the option to be contacted by a mentor. We also have the Flying Unicorn Squadron maintaining a presence in the in-game chat room to help out players who may wander in there. Finally, this term the US Job Hub has been resurrected and will provide another point of contact for those who take jobs in those company's.


- Provide 24 hour response.
We have a lot of programs that either distribute items to new players, or provide an offer of help to them. It is the goal of all programs to consistently respond to requests within a 24 hour window. The goal is to show a presence of other players, and to let players know that there is help available if they need it. By establishing contact with new players, we hope to show the prominence of the social aspects of the game, and also show that the government is here and is working to help new players.


- Provide Educational Tools, Resources, and Materials
I think this one is fairly self-explanatory. The goal is to make the resources available for those players who want to learn more and who take it upon themselves to learn about the various aspects of the game.

Programs Overview:





Flying Unicorn Squadron
Director: Gildorg
The goal of the Flying Unicorn Squadron is two-fold. The first is to aid in the movement of players to fortress states. This comes in many different forms, from fulfilling requests made to the DoI Assistance request sheet, to writing articles and helping with mass relocation efforts to encourage and help players move to Karnataka. The FUS also helps to man in In-Game chatroom. While in the chat room they work to find new players and either help them, or point them in the right direction toward other resources. They also help moderate the chat room and work to contain the trolling of other nations who try to discourage our new players.
If you are interested in volunteering with the Flying Unicorn Squadron, please contact Gildorg.





Salvation Army
Director: LordRahl2
The Salvation Army was born out of a push to help relocate lost and stranded souls in the Wasteland states of the US. Since that time it has evolved and taken on a bit of a different role. The Salvation Army currently focuses on the distribution of gifts to players who have hurt their wellness. They have also worked during the relocation effort to help players who are willing to move to Karnataka regain the lost wellness from the move. Finally, they have operated mini job hubs and have helped new players who worked for their company's with assistance and guidance.





Mentor Program
Director: rlee16087
Director: Chisholm

After a period of inactivity, the Mentor Program is back in full force. The goal of the program is to make itself available to provide guidance and help to new players to the game. The Mentor Program contacts new players who request help from the Department of the Interior. They also respond to requests for assistance made directly to them. Finally, the Mentors are working to establish a presence in the in game chat room where they will be available to help players who have questions in real time. If you are interested in becoming a Mentor and helping our new players you can sign up Here.





North American University
Director: Fionia
North American University is exactly what it sounds like, an eRepublik version of school. NAU periodically offers classes in the following areas:


World History

Journalism

Business and Economics

Military

Politics

Game Mechanics

New Senator Orientation





Meals on Wheels
Director: James Strife

Meals on Wheels is one of the traditional Interior programs and is likely what most players think of when thinking of citizen help along with the Welcoming Committee. The goal of the Meals on Wheels program is fairly simple; to provide food to our new players.





US Job Hub (McFarland Training)
Director: Joe Lansing
Deputy Director: naturalcauses
Deputy Director: Rekeri
Resurrected this term, the goal of the US Job Hub is to provide another point of contact with new citizens. By making contact, the Job Hub will provide it's new employees with educational information, access to resources, and an offer of a mentor. The Job Hub will also serve as an economic backstop to the skill 0 job market and will ensure that there are always jobs on the market, should the private sector be unable to meet the demand for low skill labor.






USA Welcoming Committee
Director: Ligtreb

The USA Welcoming Committee is one of the best known programs in the eUS. They are a "jack-of-all-trades" in that they do a little bit of everything to help new players out. The Welcoming Committee responds to all requests for help, be it food, gifts, or moving tickets. They also help by serving as an Organization that will bounce gifts to you if you are interested in gifting yourself. Finally, the Welcoming Committee often is responsible for running the "Guns for XXXX" program, where free guns are distributed to citizens to help win major battles during war.





Community Development Program
Director: Herr Vootsman

The Community Development Program was created in response to the need to have proactive contact with our new citizens. The CDP works each day to send a message to every new player who joins the game in a US region. The CDP utilizes the API feed and the citizen database to identify those players who are new and each days assigns a group of it's members to send those new players a welcome message. If you are interested in helping the Community Development Program contact new players in the US, you can sign up Here.





REACH

Director: Tibbets
The REACH department is the outreach program for the eUS government. The focus of REACH is to work on off site recruiting projects in efforts to increase exposure of the game, increase interest in what is happening, and ultimately drive new players to join our world. Currently, the REACH organization is focused on creating and managing a government Facebook group in an effort to increase exposure through social networking. If you are on Facebook check out the group eUS Government Hub . If you are interested in helping the REACH Organization you can send a PM to Tibbets.



Currently the Department of the Interior programs have approximately 90 players contributing their time to help with retention, education, and recruitment. If you have the time and are interested in helping out, please take a moment to contact the programs that are currently looking for volunteers. If you are interested in contributing, but don't have the time, donations can be sent to the USA Department of the Interior Organization. From there your contribution will be funneled to the appropriate programs and used to best help our new players.


Maxx Johnson
Secretary of the Interior