Civil Rights Directory: 1981 Clearinghouse Publication 15
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 206 791 OD 021 667 AUTHOR White, William T., Jr., Comp.: And Others TITLE Civil Rights Directory: 1981 Clearinghouse Publication 15. Revised. INSTITUTION Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, D.:. PUB DATE Jan 81 NOTE 571p. ?DRS PR/C! MF02/PC23 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Agencies: Agency Role: *Civil Rights: *Federal Government: Local Government: *Private Agencies: *Public Agencies: *State Government: *Voluntary Agencies ABSTRACT This is the Civil Rights Directory for 1981 published by the United States Commission on Civil Rights. It lists relevant federal, state and local agencies, private and women's organizations, research institutions, and other miscellaneous organizations related to Civii Rights. The directory provides a description of each listed organization and the services it offers. The addresses and the areas served by these agencies are also included. (AM 0 *********************************************************************** * Reproductions !Implied by EDRS are the best that can be Bade * * from the original document. * *********************** * * * * * * ********* * * ** * * * * * * * * ** *A *t * * ***** * * * * * * ** U.S. COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is a temporary, independent, bipartisan agency established by Congress in 1957 and directed to. Investigate complaints alleging that citizens are being deprived of their right to vote by reason of ti en- race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin, or by reason of fraudulent practices; Study and collect information concerning legal developments constituting discrimination or a denial of equal protection of the laws under the Constitution because of race, co!or, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin, or in the administration of justice; Appraise Federal laws and policies with respect to discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws 'oecause of rac?, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin, or in the administra- tion of justice, Seise as a national clearinghouse for information in respect to discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws because of race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin; Submit reports, findings, and recommendations to the President and the Congress MEMBER; OF THE COMMISSION Arthur S Flemming, Chairman Mary F Berry, Vice Chairman Stephen Horn Blandina C Ramirez Jill S. Ruckelshaus Murray Saltzman LOuic Nunez, Staff Director ,.. Preface A directory is more than a phonebook or a listing by organizations;it categories of pictures the organizationalstructure of a field of activitiesin thiscase, the field of civil rights. educational tool. In that sense, it is alsoan the United States Commission on CivilRights has jurisdiction discrimination and denialsof equal protection to study race, color, religion, of the lawson the basis of national origin,sex, age, and handicap. the organizations,both governmental Consequently, and private, listedin this directory are engaged inprogram activities in these the agencies and areas. The information organizationiorn this regarding listed. The Commission 'directory was providedby those contacted manyorganizations in the directoryas comprehensive an effort to make those agencies as possible. The directoryincludes only and organizationswhose responsibilities directly relatedto civil rights and from and servicesare which we receiveda response. This directorywas developed by the Relations Division,in the Office of Commission's Community William T. White, Congressional and PublicAffairs. Jr., was AssistantStaff Director for Public Affairsat the time the directory Congressional and was prepared. Frederick theDirector ofthe Community B Routh is coordinated the RelationsDivision.David Grim development of thedirectory with the Loretta Ward.Support assistance assistance of Deborah Harrison. was provided by BarbaraHu lin and Other staff of the Community RelationsDivisions contributed project, and finalpreparation for publication to this was the responsibility of Publicaticns ManagementDivison. Ill I I COntents FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Action 7 Department of Agriculture (USDA) 8 Appalachian Regional Commission ...... ............9 Civil 4ronautics Board (CAB)... .............. .......... .......,.. ..9 U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 10 [department of Commerce (DOC) 15 Community Services Administration (CSA) . 16 Department of Defense...... ......, . ........ ... 17 - Department of Education Department of Energy (DOE) 23 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 24 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission(EEOC)... 25 Export-import Bank of the United States 26 Federal Communications Commission(FCC) . 26 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)......... i 27 Federal Home Loan Bank Board 28 Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service ... ...... .28 Federal Reserve System 29 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) .30 General Services Administration (GSA) 30 Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 31 Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD) -..36 Department of the Interior 41 Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) 41 Department of Justice . .42 Department of Labor 50 Library of Congress 55 Merit Systems Protection Board 56 National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA) 56 National Foundation on the Arts andthe Human;ties.... .... 57 National Labor Relaticns Board (NLRB) 58 National Science Foundation (NSFI 58 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 59 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 59 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 60 Small Business Administration (SBA) Department .of State 61 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) 62 Department of the Treasury 63 Department of Transportation (DOT) 64 Veterans Administration (VA) 64 V STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Alabama Alabama Women's Commission 69 Alaska Alaska Commission on the Status of Women 69 Cska State Commission for Human Rights 70 Anchorage Equal Rights Commission 70. Fairbanks Human Rights Commission 71 Arizona Arizona Civil Rights Division 71 Arizona Wcmen's Commission 72 Phoenix Human Relations Division 72 Tucson Women's Commission 73 Arkansas Arkansas Governor's Commission on the Status of Women 74 Human Resources Commission 74 California California State Department of Education 75 California State Department of Fair Employment and Housing 75 Alameda County Human Relations Commission 76 Caiifornia Commission on the Status of Women 77 Citizens Services Office 77 Community Relations Commission 78 Community Relations Committee of the City of Santa Barbara 78 Community Services Commission 79 Community Services Commission 80 Human Relations Commission 80 Human Rights Commission of the City and County of San Francisco 81 Humboldt County Human Rights Commission 81 Long Beach Department of Human Resources 82 Mayor's Office, City of San Bernardino 83 Palo Alto Human Relations Commission 83 Pasadena Human Relations Committee 84 VI 6 Riverside Community Relations Commission 84 San Carlos Human Relations Commission . 85. San Mateo City Human Resources Commission . 86 San Mateo County Community Services Department. 86 Ventura County Commission on Human Concerns and Community Development 87 Colorado Colorado Civil" Rights Commission ...87 Colorado Commission on Women . 88 Aurora Human Relations Commission.. 89 Boulder Human Rights Office . 89 City of Colorado Springs Human Relations Commission ...90 Denver Commission on Community Relations . ... 90 Fort Collins Human Relations Commission .91 Office of Equal Opportunity dnd Affirmative Action 92 Connecticut. Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities 92 Permanent Commission on the Status of Women 93 City of New Haven Commission on Equal Opportunities 93 Danbury Equal Rights and Opportunities. Commission 94 Farmington Human Relations Commission 95 Human Relations Commission 95 Meriden Human Rights Commission 96 Middletown Human Relations Commission . 96 New Britain Human Relations Commission... 97 North Branford Human Relations and Counseling Service 97 Norwalk Human Relations Commission . 98 Stamford ::ornmission on Human Rights .98 Torrington's Human Relations Commission 99 Delaware Department of Community Affairs and Economic Development... .99 Department of Labor 100 Governor's Commission on the Status of Women 1 00 The District of Columbia Commission on the Status,rof- Women 101 The District of Columbia bff ce of Human Rights.......... 102 VII r A Florida Florida Commission on Human Relhonsi .102 Governor's Commission on the Status of Women . 1'03 Broward County Human Relations Division . 103 City of Miami Beach Commission on the Status of Women . 104 Dade County Commission on the Status of Women . 104 Dade County Community Relations Board . 105 Gainesville Human Relations Advisory Board 106 Housing,Inspection and Community Service.. ...106 Jacksonville Community Relation, Commission . 107 Mayor's Advisory Commission oil the Status of Women 107 Miami City Commission on the Status of Women . 108 Monroe County Commission on the Status of Women . 108' Orlando Human Relations Department. 109 Palm Beach Commission on the Status of Women - 110 Georgia Governor's Council on Human Relation:-. Community Relations Commission . Community Relations Commission . Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations 112 Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women . 112 County Committee on the Status of Women 113 Honolulu County Committee on the Status of Women .. ........114 Kaui County committee on the Status V Women., . 114 Maui County Commission on the Status of Women . ...115 Idaho