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RESOURCES The City of Lawrence does not discriminate against persons by reason of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, age, ancestry, familial status, sexual orientation, or disability (City of Lawrence Human Relations Ordinance). If your believe that you have been or are currently being discriminated against in terms of employment or public accommodations in the City of Lawrence, please review the following contacts below: Housing:  To file a complaint, go to http://www.lawrencehumanrelations.org/complaintfiling.shtml You can also visit the Lawrence Human Relations Fair Housing link or the Human Relations main page. Know your rights as Tenant and as a Landlord. Read the Kansas Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Disability:  Visit the Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns   Elderly:  Douglas County Senior Services and Douglas County on Aging, 745 Vermont, 785-842-0543 The Older Women's League (OWL), Gayle Sigurdson,  gsigurdson@ldcha.org  Douglas County Retired Teacher's Association, Leonard Steinle, 843-3266 The Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging  Kansas AARP Neighborhood Helps:  Neighborhood Information Neighborhood Contacts Women:  Women's Transitional Care Services A refuge for battered women and their children since 1978. Services include: safe shelter, 24-hour crisis line, peer counseling and support, and referrals. TDD Machine: 785-843-3333 Business Line: 785-865-3956 In Kansas call Toll Free: Dial 1 & then 800-770-3030 Headquarters Counseling  Ethnic and Religion:  African American Douglas County NAACP, Donna Bell, President president@douglasconaacp.org Black Student Union (KU) African Students Association (KU)  Latino Hispanic American Leadership Organization (HALO) Centro Hispano Resource Center, contact Lydia Leon, 785-843-2039.  lydia@centrohispanolawrence.org Native American Pelathe Community Resource Center, 785-841-7202 Haskell Indian Nations University Asian  Asian Community Center, Father Joseph Dang, Director, 785-749-2755, frjosephdang@yahoo.com KU Cultural India Club, Check officer's page for current names Chinese Student Scholars & Friendship Association (KU)  Minran Pu kucssfa@gmail.com Asian American Student Union (KU) Japanese Student Union (KU) Taiwanese Student Association (KU) Korean Student Association (KU) Jewish Lawrence Jewish Community Center  KU Hillel Dan and Julie Ranjbar Contact Phone/Fax Number (785) 841-7963 Muslim Muslim Student Association of KU Islamic Society of Lawrence KU Office of Multicultural Affairs Homeless:  Task Force on Homeless Issues Community Drop-In Center, 214 W. 10th M-F 8 am - 2pm, 832-8864 Community Resources for Homeless Prevention and Homelessness Gay & Lesbian:  NetworQ Lawrence Women's Activities Group Kansas Equality Coalition LGBT Resource Center (KU) Other Links:  Looking for a job? Visit the Lawrence Work Force Center site  Housing and Credit Counseling Lawrence Coalition for Peace and Justice  ACLU - Douglas County Did we miss a link? Are you a contact for a group that is not listed here? If so, contact us. These links were last checked for accuracy on: January 3, 2008.

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