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CIVIL RIGHTS LAW ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
The EEOC enforces federal anti-discrimination laws in employment. For
further information, please contact the Seattle EEOC Office at 1-800-669-4000.
Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
-EEOC Youth @ Work Resource pages - New to the workforce? Know your real world rights and responsibilities!
- EEOC's National Contact Center (NCC) customer service representatives are available to assist you in more than 100 languages between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. An automated system with answers to frequently asked questions is available on a 24-hour basis. Full contact information can be found at this link.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
HUD enforces federal fair housing laws, including the Fair Housing Act.
For further information, please contact the Seattle HUD Office at 909
First Avenue Suite 205, Seattle, WA 98104. Their phone number is (206)
220-5172. HUD Seattle
Office
Seattle Office of Civil Rights (SOCR)
The City of Seattle has adopted anti-discrimination ordinances in housing,
employment, and public services. Seattle's ordinances also include sexual
orientation, source of income, and political ideology among their protected
classes. For further information, please contact SOCR at 700 Third Avenue
Suite 250, Seattle, WA 98104. Their phone number is (206) 684-4500. Seattle
Office of Civil Rights
King County Office of Civil Rights (KCOCR)
King County's anti-discrimination ordinances cover unincorporated portions
of King County. Their coverage also includes sexual orientation. For
further
information, please contact KCOCRE at Yesler Building, 400
Yesler Way, Room 260, Seattle, WA 98104-2683. Their phone number is
206-296-7592. King
County - Civil Rights
U.S. Dept. of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
OCR enforces the following 5 federal statutes that prohibit discrimination in programs and activities that receive Federal financial assistance from the Department: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits race discrimination; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits disability discrimination; and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 prohibits age discrimination. To file a complaint or request information, please contact OCR, 915 Second Avenue, Rm 3310, Seattle, WA 98174; or 206-220-7900; or TDD: 877-521-2172; or email: OCR.Seattle@ed.gov. OCR website (complaints can be filed on-line through the OCR Website).
Tacoma Human Rights & Human Services Department (THRD)
Tacoma's ordinances protect persons living within the Tacoma city limits
from employment and housing discrimination. For further information, please
contact THRD at 747 Market Street Room 808, Tacoma, WA 98402. Phone (253)
591-5151. Tacoma
Human Rights
City of Spokane Human Rights Office (SHRO)
The SHRO enforces the Spokane human rights ordinance, provides complaint
processing, education, technical assistance, event monitoring, and referral
services. Please contact the SHRO at 808 West Spokane Falls Boulevard,
Spokane, WA 99201. Phone (509) 625-6263. Spokane
Human Rights
STATE OFFICIALS, AGENCIES, AND COMMISSIONS
Governor Christine Gregoire : (360) 902-4111.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson, (For Equity in Education): (360) 586-6904.
State Auditor Brian Sonntag, (For Whistleblower Complaints): (360) 902-0370.
Office of Minority and Women's
Business Enterprises: (360) 753-9679.
The Office of Minority and Women’s
Business Enterprises helps create and sustain an equitable business environment
by promoting the participation, in public contracting and procurement,
of all qualified and available businesses owned and controlled by minorities,
women and all others who may be socially and economically disadvantaged.
Washington State Commission on African-American Affairs: (360) 753-0137.
Washington State Commission
on Asian/Pacific American Affairs: (360)
753-7053.
To improve the well-being of Asian Pacific Americans (APAs) by insuring
their access to participation in the fields of government, business, education,
and other areas. (RCW 43.117.110)
Washington State Commission
on Hispanic Affairs: (360) 753-3159.
The Commission on Hispanic Affairs’ mission is to represent the
Hispanic community in state government, in order to empower Hispanics
to exercise their right to equal opportunity in education, housing, health
and economic development.
Governor's Office of Indian Affairs: (360) 753-2411.
Governor's Committee on Disability Issues and Employment: (360) 438-3168.
Office of
the Family & Children's Ombudsman: (800) 571-7321 or
(206) 439-3870.
The Mission of the Office of the Family and Children’s Ombudsman
is to protect children and parents from harmful agency action or inaction,
and to make agency officials and state policy makers aware of system-wide
issues in the child protection and child welfare system so they can improve
services.
Washington State Labor &
Industry
Employment Standards
Division
LEP.gov promotes a positive and cooperative understanding of the importance of language access to federal programs and federally assisted programs. This website supports fair, reasoned and consistent implementation of Executive Order 13166, Title VI, and the Title VI regulations regarding language access. This site also acts as a clearinghouse, providing and linking to information, tools, and technical assistance regarding Limited English Proficiency and language services for federal agencies, recipients of federal funds, users of federal programs and federally assisted programs, and other stakeholders.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND TASK FORCES
Northwest ADA/IT Technical Assistance Center
For technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities
Act and accessible information technology in education, contact the center today
at 1-800-949-4232
Northwest Coalition for Human
Dignity (NWC)
The NWC engages in research, education and outreach efforts throughout
the Northwest on issues of hate crimes, violence, and harassment. For
further information, please contact NWC at P.O. Box 21428, Seattle, WA
98111. Phone (206) 762-5627.
Coalition Against Bigotry and Bias (CABB)
CABB educates the public on bigotry and bias issues in Washington State.
It is made up of a group of public and private sector organizations. For
further information, please contact CABB in care of the Washington State
Human Rights Commission. Phone (360) 753-4876.
Thurston
Council on Cultural Diversity and Human Rights (TCCDHR)
The TCCDHR provides education and outreach on diversity issues in Thurston
County. Please contact the TCCDHR in care of the Council
Clerk at 2000
Lakeridge Drive SW, Olympia, WA 98502-0645. Phone (360) 786-5135. TDD
(360) 754-2933.
Kitsap County
Council for Human Rights (KCCHR)
Please contact the KCCHR in care of Kitsap County Courthouse, 614 Division
Street, MS-23, Port Orchard, WA 98366. Phone (360) 396-8777.
Kitsap Human Rights Network
(KHRN)
Promoting understanding and advocacy of human rights for all people.
Please contact the KHRN at P.O. Box 324, Silverdale, WA 98383. Phone
(360) 698-9388. Presidents Office (360) 697-3429.
Whatcom Human Rights Task Force
(WHRTF)
A community based anti-discrimination task force. Please contact the WHRTF
at P.O. Box 2191, Bellingham, WA 98227. Phone (360) 758-6490.
Diversity Task Force (Clark County)
Active in Vancouver and Clark County. Please contact the Diversity Task
Force in care of the YWCA, 3609 Main Street, Vancouver, WA 98663. Phone
(360) 696-0167.
Lower Columbia Human Rights Association (LCHRA)
Working in Longview, Kelso, and Cowlitz County. Please contact the LCHRA
at P.O. Box 2308, Longview, WA 98632. Phone (360) 577-3841.
King County Civil
Rights Commission (KCCRC)
Providing information and education on civil rights in King County. Please
contact the KCCRC at 900 Fourth Avenue, Suite 860, Seattle, WA 98164,
Phone (206) 296-8610
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