The U.S
Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination against its
customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of
race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity,
religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital
status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part
of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program,
or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or
activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited
bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)
If
you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination,
complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at
http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html,
or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You
may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in
the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202)
690-7442 or email at
program.intake@usda.gov.
Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities
may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339; or
(800) 845-6136 (Spanish).
For any other
information dealing with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(SNAP) issues, persons should either contact the USDA SNAP Hotline
Number at (800)221-5689, which is also in Spanish or call the State
Information/Hotline Numbers (click the link for a listing of hotline
numbers by State); found online at http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/contact_info/hotlines.htm.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.