Non-Discrimination Policy English

Samaritan Center Nondiscrimination Statement:

Discrimination is Against the Law

Samaritan Center complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Samaritan Center does not exclude people or treat them differently because of their ethnicity, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

Samaritan Center:

  • Provides free assistance and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as:
    • Trained sign language interpreters.
    • Information written in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats).
  • Provides free language services to people whose first language is not English, such as:
    • Trained interpreters.
    • Information written in other languages.

If you need these services, please contact Steven Schedler, LCSW, Executive Director of the Samaritan Center, 1803 Oregon Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601, 717-560-9969, Fax 717-560-9553 or info.scc@samaritanlancaster.org.

If you believe that Samaritan Center failed to provide these services to you or otherwise discriminated against you on the basis of ethnicity, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you may file a complaint with the following person: Steven Schedler, Executive Director, Samaritan Center, 1803 Oregon Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601, 717-560-9969, Fax 717-560-9553 or info.scc@samaritanlancaster.org. You can file the grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help doing so, Steven Schedler is here to help.

You may also file a civil rights complaint with the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available  at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail at the following address or by telephone at the numbers listed below:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, D.C. 20201
1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)

You can get the claim forms on the http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html website.

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