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An open and equitable personnel system will be established and maintained. Personnel policies, procedures and practices will be designed to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin, age or sex. Employment opportunities shall be provided for applicants with disabilities and reasonable accommodation(s) shall be made to meet the physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants or employees. Any employee who believes they have been discriminated against may file a complaint of discrimination with any of the following.
For Brookline Sprouts
 
SUBJECT: Non-Discrimination in Employment Policy Statement
 
TO: Staff
 
FROM: Amanda Rhoades, Director
 
An open and equitable personnel system will be established and maintained. Personnel policies,  procedures, and practices will be designed to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race (to  include hair type, hair texture, or hair style), color, religious creed (to include all aspects of  religious observances and practice, as well as belief), disability, ancestry, national origin, age (40 and over), or sex (to include pregnancy status, childbirth status, breastfeeding status, sex  assigned at birth, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, and differences  in sex), and retaliation.  
 
Employment opportunities shall be provided for applicants with disabilities and reasonable  accommodation(s) shall be made to meet the physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants or  employees.  
 
Any employee who believes they have been discriminated against may file a complaint of discrimination with any of the following:
{| class="wikitable"
| rowspan="3" |Brookline Sprouts at
 
Tree of Life Open Bible Church
Tree of Life Open Bible Church
Brookline Sprouts
 
1036 Brookline Blvd
1036 Brookline Blvd
Pittsburgh, PA 15226
Pittsburgh, PA 15226
PA Human Relation Commission
Pittsburgh Regional Office
301 Fifth Avenue
Suite 390, Piatt Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Human Services
Bureau of Equal Opportunity
Western Regional Office
301 Fifth Avenue
Suite 410, Piatt Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1210
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Human Services
Bureau of Equal Opportunity
Room 225, Health & Welfare Building
P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17110


Phone: 412-531-0590 Fax: 412-531-1199
director@brooklinesprouts.com
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Human Services
Bureau of Equal Opportunity  
Room 225, Health & Welfare Building
P.O. Box 2675 Harrisburg, PA 17120
Inquiries: (717) 787-1127
Email: RA-PWBEOAO@.pa.gov
(Within 90 days from the date of incident)
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
333 Market Street, 8th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101
<nowiki>https://www.phrc.pa.gov/Complaints/Pages/How-to-File-a-Complaint.aspx</nowiki>
Inquiries: (717) 787-4410
TTY users only: (717) 787-7279
(Within 180 days from the date of incident)
| rowspan="3" |Office for Civil Rights


U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office for Civil Rights
Suite 372, Public Ledger Building
150 South Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA 19106-9111


Centralized Case Management Operations
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Room 509 HHH Bldg
Washington, D.C. 20201
Customer Response Center: (800) 368-1019
TDD: (800) 537-7697
<nowiki>https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/complaints</nowiki>
Email: ocrcomplaint@hhs.gov
(Within 180 days from the date of incident)
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
801 Market Street, Suite 1000
Philadelphia, PA 19107


Inquiries: (800) 669-4000


TTY users only: (800)669-6820


<nowiki>https://www.eeoc.gov/filing-charge-discrimination</nowiki>


Civil Rights Complaints:
Email: PDOContact@eeoc.gov
If there is a family that has a civil rights complaint, the following procedures should be followed. The Civil Rights Complaint Log is located in the Director’s Office.


1) Sponsor receives a Civil Rights complaint from the complainant (i.e. parent).
(Within 300 days from the date of incident)
a) Sponsor must inform complainant of Federal Civil Rights rules and regulations that have been established for protected classes. (A protected class is any person or group of people who are protected from discrimination based on): Race, Color, National Origin, Age, Sex, Disability
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b) Sponsor must provide complainant the necessary information to file a complaint, which is:
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1. Mailing address of the USDA:
|}
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
2. USDA’s Telephone/Fax numbers and Email address:
(866) 632-9992 / (202) 690-7442 F/ program.intake@usda.gov
3. Electronic link to file a civil rights complaint:
http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html
Note: If the sponsor is unsure if the complaint falls under a protected class, sponsor should provide complainant the federal complaint information.
c) After providing the complainant with the information on how to file a Civil Rights complaint directly at the Federal level, the sponsor may attempt to resolve the complaint if it is a matter that can be resolved quickly. Resolving complaints in real-time at the lowest possible level is encouraged. (*Note: This is not an investigation as neither the sponsor nor the State agency has the authority to conduct complaint investigations. This is simply trying to resolve the situation if it was potentially caused by a miscommunication.)
If the complainant refuses to discuss the matter any further with the sponsor or if the matter cannot be resolved quickly, then the sponsor should:
1. reiterate the complaint filing procedures in 1)b),
2. document the complaint and actions taken (i.e. referral to Federal complaint procedures) in a Civil Rights complaint log that is separate from any other complaint log, (*Note: A separate Civil Rights complaint log is necessary due to confidentiality and privacy laws. See complaint log requirements in d) below.), and
3. notify the State agency of the discussion. (*Note: it is important for the sponsor to notify the State agency because regular communication between the sponsor and State agency is key to operating the program successfully.) If the complainant is willing to try to resolve the issue with the sponsor and a satisfactory resolution is achieved, then the sponsor should still remind the complainant (using the information in 1)b)) of his/her right to file at the Federal level if necessary. (*Note: Complainants retain the right to file at the
Federal level even if a resolution seems to have been reached at the sponsor level.) The sponsor needs to document the complaint and actions taken (i.e. how resolution was achieved) in a log that is separate from any other complaint log, and notify the State agency of the resolution.
d) Regardless if the complainant wishes to file at the Federal level, the sponsor should document as much information as possible in their Civil Rights complaint log including, but not limited to, the following:
Date Complaint Received
Complainant’s Name
Complainant’s Address
Complainant’s Telephone Number
Complainant’s Email Address
Allegation of Discrimination/Issue (i.e. FNS program involved, protected class(es) involved, etc.)
Date of Alleged Discriminatory Action
1. The sponsor must forward the information, within 5 days of receipt of complaint from complainant, to the State agency (process depicted below):
State Agency Civil Rights Coordinator State Agency Director* FNS Regional Office Civil Rights Contact FNS Headquarters Civil Rights Office Complainant
2. *State Agency level must forward complaint information, within 5 days of receipt of complaint from sponsor, to the FNS regional office.
3. FNS team conducts complaint review and investigation, which includes contact with the complainant, State agency, sponsor, etc.
2) Additional Information:
a) Complainants must file within 180 days of the alleged action
b) Confidentiality is extremely important
c) USDA complaint form:
English version:
http://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_12.pdf
Spanish version:
http://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Spanish_Form_508_Compliant_6_8_12_0.
pdf

Latest revision as of 20:46, 28 May 2025


For Brookline Sprouts

SUBJECT: Non-Discrimination in Employment Policy Statement

TO: Staff

FROM: Amanda Rhoades, Director

An open and equitable personnel system will be established and maintained. Personnel policies,  procedures, and practices will be designed to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race (to  include hair type, hair texture, or hair style), color, religious creed (to include all aspects of  religious observances and practice, as well as belief), disability, ancestry, national origin, age (40 and over), or sex (to include pregnancy status, childbirth status, breastfeeding status, sex  assigned at birth, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, and differences  in sex), and retaliation.

Employment opportunities shall be provided for applicants with disabilities and reasonable  accommodation(s) shall be made to meet the physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants or  employees.

Any employee who believes they have been discriminated against may file a complaint of discrimination with any of the following:

Brookline Sprouts at

Tree of Life Open Bible Church

1036 Brookline Blvd

Pittsburgh, PA 15226

Phone: 412-531-0590 Fax: 412-531-1199

director@brooklinesprouts.com

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Department of Human Services

Bureau of Equal Opportunity  

Room 225, Health & Welfare Building

P.O. Box 2675 Harrisburg, PA 17120

Inquiries: (717) 787-1127

Email: RA-PWBEOAO@.pa.gov

(Within 90 days from the date of incident)

Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission

333 Market Street, 8th Floor

Harrisburg, PA 17101

https://www.phrc.pa.gov/Complaints/Pages/How-to-File-a-Complaint.aspx

Inquiries: (717) 787-4410

TTY users only: (717) 787-7279

(Within 180 days from the date of incident)

Office for Civil Rights

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Centralized Case Management Operations

200 Independence Avenue, S.W.

Room 509 HHH Bldg

Washington, D.C. 20201

Customer Response Center: (800) 368-1019

TDD: (800) 537-7697

https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/complaints

Email: ocrcomplaint@hhs.gov

(Within 180 days from the date of incident)

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

801 Market Street, Suite 1000

Philadelphia, PA 19107

Inquiries: (800) 669-4000

TTY users only: (800)669-6820

https://www.eeoc.gov/filing-charge-discrimination

Email: PDOContact@eeoc.gov

(Within 300 days from the date of incident)

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