Non-Discrimination Service Policy

SUBJECT: Non-Discrimination in Services Policy Statement

TO: Parents/Guardians

FROM: Amanda Rhoades, Director

Admissions, the provisions of services, and referrals of clients shall be made without regard to 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 (including  Limited English Proficiency), age (40 and over), or sex (to include pregnancy status, childbirth status,  breastfeeding status, sex assigned at birth.

Program services shall be made accessible to eligible persons with disabilities through the most practical and economically feasible methods available. These methods include, but are not limited to,  equipment redesign, the provision of aides and the use of alternative service delivery locations.  Structural modifications shall be considered only as a last resort among available methods.

Any individual/client/patient/student (and/or their guardian) who believes they have been discriminated against, may file a complaint of discrimination with:

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	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)
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)