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NONDISCRIMINATION
POLICY
See
Boy Scout Q & A for information
about how this policy has been applied to the Boy Scouts
of America, Connecticut Yankee Council.
UNITED
WAY OF EASTERN FAIRFIELD COUNTY
BOARD RESOLUTION
June 27, 2001
Affirmation
of Nondiscrimination
with Respect to Funding of Programs
Whereas
one of the fundamental core values of United Way of Eastern
Fairfield County is to treat all persons with respect and
dignity; and Whereas the United Way of Eastern Fairfield
County values people and recognizes the strength in their
diversity and inclusiveness in all its activities and functions
with volunteers, staff and community institutions; and
Whereas the United Way of Eastern
Fairfield County will not discriminate in the provision
of services, employment practices or engagement of volunteers
on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, marital
status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, sex,
mental retardation, mental disability, learning disability,
lawful source of income, sexual orientation or physical
disability, including but not limited to, blindness or deafness.
Therefore
be it resolved that the United Way of Eastern
Fairfield County from this date forward will require every
agency or program seeking support from undesignated donor
contributions and/or any other discretionary services provided
by the United Way of Eastern Fairfield County to affirm
in writing this nondiscrimination policy stating that the
agency or program does not practice discrimination in the
provision of services, employment practices or engagement
of volunteers on the basis of race, color, religious creed,
age, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry,
sex, mental retardation, mental disability, learning disability,
lawful source of income, sexual orientation or physical
disability, including but not limited to, blindness or deafness.
Policy
Implementation
Implementation
of this Resolution began with
agencies or programs applying for funding from the 2001-02
Campaign.
United
Way of Eastern Fairfield County recognizes that there is
a difference between prohibited discrimination and targeted
services in program delivery. Discrimination prevents individuals
(who would be eligible for the offered service) from receiving
service due to some predetermined group characteristic as
delineated above (such as a senior center that refuses service
to a couple because of their religion, or a child care center
refusing to serve a toddler based on race). Targeted services
empower otherwise disadvantaged individuals and are intended
to meet the particular social service needs of a population
(such as a senior center for senior citizens or childcare
for infants to five years of age).
With
regard to employment practices and engagement of volunteers,
an agency cannot discriminate in their practices by refusing
a qualified candidate for either a paid or volunteer position
because of a predetermined group characteristic (see above).
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