JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES GRANTS FOR TRAINING ON THE PREVENTION OF IMMIGRATION-RELATED EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today announced the award of $745,000 in grants to 13 nonprofit groups throughout the country for the purpose of conducting public education programs for workers and employers on the topic of immigration-related job discrimination.

The grants, which range from $35,000 to $80,000, are being awarded by the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) of the Civil Rights Division. Recipients will assist discrimination victims; conduct seminars for workers, employers and immigration service providers; distribute educational materials in various languages; and place advertisements in local communities through both mainstream and ethnic media.

The grant recipients are:

• Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California in partnership with the Asian Law Caucus
• Central American Resource Center (CARECEN)
• James Madison University
• Catholic Charities of St. Petersburg, Florida
• Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights, in partnership with the Chicago Interfaith Committee on Workers Issues
• New York City Commission on Human Rights, in partnership with the New York Immigration Coalition
• Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York
• Legal Aid Services of Oregon, in partnership with the Oregon Legal Center
• Catholic Charities of Dallas
• Catholic Charities of Houston
• Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS)
• AFL-CIO Working for America Institute
• National Immigration Legal Support Center

For more information about protections against employment discrimination based upon citizenship, immigration status, and national origin: call the Office of Special Counsel toll-free at 1-800-255-8155 (employers), 1-800-362-2735 (TDD for hearing impaired); 1-800-255-7688 (workers), 1-800-237-2515 (TDD for hearing impaired); visit the Office of Special Counsel’s web site at www.usdoj.gov/crt/osc; or write to:

Office of Special Counsel for Immigration
Related Unfair Employment Practices
Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20038-7728

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