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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE
THIS FACILITY IS OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare obeys and enforces the laws and regulations which make it illegal to discriminate against persons because of their race, color, religious creed, lifestyle, handicap, ancestry, national origin, union membership, age, or sex. These laws and regulations include: Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act of 1955, as amended, Executive Order 11246, Executive Order 1972-1, and the Governor’s Affirmative Action Programs outlined in Executive 1984-1. (The last one applies to certain agencies and facilities.) All facilities operated directly, regulated, approved, contracted for, or licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare to provide services, must provide those services to all persons without discrimination against anyone. |
Any complaints of discrimination should be directed to the Bureau of Equal Opportunity at one of the following offices:
Southeast Regional Office
1105-B Philadelphia State Office Building
Philadelphia, PA 19130-4088
Telephone (215) 560-2230
Central Regional Office
P.O. Box 2675
Room 223 Health and Welfare Building
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675
Telephone (717) 787-1127
Northern Regional Office
331 Scranton State Office Building
Scranton, PA 18503-1972
Telephone (570) 963-4342
Western Regional Office
702 Pittsburgh State Office Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1210
Telephone (412) 565-7607
Complaints may also be sent to:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Civil Rights
150 S. Independence Mall West
Suite 372, Public Ledger Building
Philadelphia, PA 19106-9111
Telephone (800) 368-1019
Department of Public Welfare
Bureau of Equal Opportunity
Room 223, Health and Welfare Building
P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg, Pa. 17105-2675
Telephone (717) 787-1127
TTY (800) 654-5484
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Director, Office of Adjudication and Compliance
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410
Telephone (866) 632-9992
TDD (202) 401-0216
Reviewed July 30, 2013