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COLUMBIA COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
C/O Office of Community Services
P.O. Box N
Columbia, MO 65205
Stefan Denson, Commission Chair
Tel: (573) 874-7488
Fax: (573) 874-7681
TDD: (573) 874-7488
The Commission investigates and mediates complaints of discrimination in the city of Columbia. It provides community education and outreach in the city.
Geographic area(s) served: City of Columbia
Type(s) of publications: Newsletter
FULTON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
P.O. Box 130
Fulton, MO 65251
The Rev. Raymond McCallister, Chair
Tel: (573) 642-6826
Fax: (573) 642-0200
TDD: None
The mission of the Commission is to support the Missouri Commission on Human Rights and enforce prohibitions against discrimination in housing, employment, and places of public accommodation. The Commission promotes, through community effort, good will and cooperation among the groups and citizens of the community; establishes educational campaigns and programs by teaching the need for eliminating discrimination against persons because of their race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, handicap, and age as it relates to employment, and familial status as it relates to housing; and promotes the general welfare of the senior citizens.
Geographic area(s) served: City of Fulton
Type(s) of publications: None
INDEPENDENCE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Personnel Department
223 N. Memorial Drive
Independence, MO 64050
Rosalind R. Woods, Affirmative Action Officer
Tel: (816) 325-7388
Fax: (816) 325-7393
TDD: None
The Commission receives, hears, and investigates complaints and initiates its own investigations, and reports to the Council on all racial, religious, and ethnic group tensions, prejudice, intolerance, bigotry, and discrimination, and any breach of the peace or disorder occasioned thereby.
Geographic area(s) served: City of Independence
Type(s) of publications: None
MISSOURI COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF
915 Leslie Boulevard, Suite E
Jefferson City, MO 65101-3587
Gerald L. Covell, Executive Director
Tel: (573) 526-5205
Fax: (573) 526-5209
TTY: (573) 526-5205
The Missouri Commission for the Deaf functions as an agency of the State to advocate public policies, regulations, and programs to improve the quality and coordination of existing services for individuals with hearing loss, and to promote new services whenever necessary. To these ends, the Commission strives to better the lives and opportunities of all Missourians with hearing loss.
Geographic area(s) served: State of Missouri
Type(s) of publications: None
MISSOURI COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
P.O. Box 1129
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1129
Alvin A. Plummer, Executive Director
Tel: (573) 751-3325
Fax: (573) 751-2905
TDD: (573) 340-7590
The Commission's purpose is to encourage fair treatment, foster mutual understanding and respect, and to discourage discrimination. The Commission is empowered to enforce the Missouri Human Rights Act. It has authority to receive, investigate, and resolve complaints of alleged discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations based on race, sex religion, color, national origin, ancestry, handicap, age (as it relates to employment), or familial status (as it relates to housing).
Geographic area(s) served: State of Missouri
Type(s) of publications: Newsletter
KANSAS CITY (MISSOURI) HUMAN RIGHTS DEPARTMENT
City Hall, 4th Floor
414 E. 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
Michael D. Bates, Director
Tel: (816) 274-1432
Fax: (816) 274-1025
TDD: (816) 274-1235
The Department investigates complaints of discrimination based upon race, gender, ethnicity, religion, age (over 40), disability, or family status in employment, housing, and public accommodations. The Department enforces the city's ordinance that prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations on the basis of race, national origin, sex, disability, religion, marital status, and sexual orientation. It also monitors affirmative action compliance, the minority and women's business enterprise programs, and resolves disputes involving interracial conflict.
Geographic area(s) served: City of Kansas City
Type(s) of publications: None
SPRINGFIELD COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS
1514 S. Glenstone
Springfield, MO 65804
Betty Parnell, Executive Director
Tel: (417) 882-3738
Fax: (417) 887-1892
TDD: None
The Springfield Commission's ordinance prohibits discrimination in employment, public accommodations, and housing on the basis of creed or ancestry in addition to the federally protected classes. The Commission has a working relationship with the State Commission on Human Rights.
Geographic area(s) served: City of Springfield
Type(s) of publications: None
ST. JOSEPH HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
11th and Frederick Avenue
Saint Joseph, MO 64501
The Reverend Al Brown, Equal Opportunity Officer
Tel: (816) 271-4832
Fax: (816) 271-4740
TDD: None
The Commission is responsible for the enforcement of the local fair housing law. The Commission accepts and investigates complaints of discrimination.
Geographic area(s) served: City of St. Joseph
Type(s) of publications: None
ST. LOUIS CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (CREA)
906 Olive, Suite 1100
St. Louis, MO 63101
Jaqueline Lester, Director
Tel: (314) 622-3301
Fax: (314) 622-4190
TDD: None
CREA's ordinances are comprehensive and prohibit discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations, as well as bias-motivated crimes. The protected bases include race, color, religion, sex, age (over 40 in employment only), disability, familial status (housing only), sexual orientation, marital status, national origin or ancestry, legal source of income (housing only), or medical conditions (bias crime only). Besides its enforcement activities, CREA also provides information and referral services, education and outreach programs, and tenant-landlord rights and responsibilities.
Geographic area(s) served: City of St. Louis
Type(s) of publications: None