GETTING UNCLE SAM TO ENFORCE YOUR CIVIL RIGHTS
MORE HELP SELECTED PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS
The following is a list of selected private organizations that can provide information on topics cited in this booklet.
For additional information on redlining and the Community Reinvestment Act, contact:
Association of Community Organizations Reform Now
739 Eighth Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 547-2500
Fax: (202) 546-2483
www.acorn.org
Center for Community Change
1000 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 342-0519
Fax: (202) 342-1132
www.communitychange.org
National Training and Information Center
810 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, IL 60622-4103
(312) 243-3035
Fax: (312) 243-7044
www.ntic-us.org
Woodstock Institute
407 South Dearborn, Suite 550
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 427-8070
Fax: (312) 427-4007
www.woodstockinst.org
For additional information on women's rights in the workplace, contact:
National Women's Law Center
11 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 588-5180
Fax: (202) 588-5185
www.nwlc.org
Catalyst
120 Wall Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10005
(212) 514-7600
Fax: (212) 514-8470
www.catalystwomen.org
Equal Rights Advocates
1663 Mission Street, Suite 250
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 621-0672
Fax: (415) 621-6744
www.equalrights.org
Federation of Organizations for Professional Women
1825 I Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 328-1415
National Association of Working Women
152 West Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 408
Milwaukee, WI 53203
(414) 274-0925
Hot line: (800) 522-0925
Fax: (414) 272-2870
www.9to5.org
NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund
395 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10014
(212) 925-6635
Fax: (212) 226-1066
www.nowldef.org
FEW (Federally Employed Women)
1666 K Street, NW, Suite 440
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 898-0994
Fax: (202) 898-1535
www.few.org
For legal referrals available through the mail, contact:
National Women's Law Center
11 Dupont Circle, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 588-5180
Fax: (202) 588-5185
www.nwlc.org
National Partnership for Women and Families
1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 650
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 986-2600
Fax: (202) 986-2539
www.nationalpartnership.org
FEW Legal and Education Fund, Inc.
P.O. Box 4830
Washington, DC 20008
(888) 462-5235
For more information on discrimination against people with disabilities, contact:
Job Accommodation Network
P.O. Box 6080
Morgantown, WV 26506-6080
Voice/TTY: (800) 526-7234
Fax: (304) 293-5407
www.jan.wvu.edu
For more information on age discrimination, contact:
American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging
740 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 662-8690
Fax: (202) 662-8698
www.abanet.org/aging
AARP Legal Counsel for the Elderly
601 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20049
(202) 434-2120
Fax: (202) 434-6464
TTY: (202) 434-6562
www.aarp.org
National Senior Citizens Law Center
1101 14th Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 289-6976
Fax: (202) 289-7224
www.nsclc.org
or
3435 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2860
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 639-0930
Fax: (213) 639-0934
National Bar Assn. Black Elderly Legal Assistance Project
1225 11th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 842-3900
Fax: (202) 289-6170
www.nationalbar.org
For more information on citizenship and immigration issues, contact:
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights
100 Maryland Avenue, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 547-5692
Fax: (202) 543-5999
E-mail: WDC@lchr.org
www.lchr.org
For assistance in locating an attorney who may be able to represent you in a case involving discrimination in employment laws and other employment matters, contact:
National Employment Lawyers
Association
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2080
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 296-7629
Fax: (415) 677-9445
www.nela.org
To obtain a list of national, state, and local organizations active in the protection of prisoners rights, write to:
American Civil Liberties Union
National Prison Project
733 15th Street, NW, Suite 620
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 393-4930
Fax: (202) 393-4931
www.aclu.org
For more information about your right to fair housing, contact:
National Fair Housing Alliance
1212 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 525
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 898-1661
Fax: (202) 371-9744
www.nationalfairhousing.org
National Housing Law Project
614 Grand Avenue, Suite 320
Oakland, CA 94610
(510) 251-9400
Fax: (510) 451-2300
www.nhlp.org
For a comprehensive listing and description of activities of agencies and private organizations dealing with fair housing, write to:
National Neighbors
P.O. Box 9390
Washington, DC 20005
For more information on environmental justice issues, contact:
Earthjustice
1625 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite
702
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 667-4500
Fax: (202) 667-2356
www.eajusdc@earthjustice.org
Environmental Law Institute
1616 P Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 939-3800
Fax: (202) 328-3868
www.law@eli.org
Environmental Defense Fund
1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 387-3500
Fax: (202) 234-6049
www.environmentaldefense.org
For more information and assistance concerning voting rights, contact:
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights
Under Law
1401 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 662-8600
Fax: (202) 783-0857
www.lawyerscommittee.org
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational
Fund, Inc.
1445 I Street, NW, 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 682-1300
Fax: (202) 682-1312
Southwest Voter Registration Education
Project
Kelly
USA, Building 1670
206 Lombard Street, 2nd Floor
San Antonio, TX 78226
(210) 922-0225
1-800-404-VOTE
Fax: (210) 932-4055
www.svrep.org
For information and assistance concerning religious rights, contact:
Center for Law and Religious Freedom
Christian Legal Society
4208 Evergreen Lane, Suite 222
Annandale, VA 22003
(703) 642-1070
Fax: (703) 642-1075
www.clsnet.org
Catholic League for Religious and
Civil Rights
450 Seventh Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10123
(212) 371-3191
Fax: (212) 371-3394
www.catholicleague.org
National Conference for Community and Justice
475 Park Avenue South, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10016
(212) 545-1300
(800) 352-6225
Fax: (212) 545-8053
www.nccj.org
American Jewish Congress
15 East 84th Street
New York, NY 10028
(212) 879-4500
www.ajcongress.org
or
2027 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 332-4001
For general information on a variety of civil rights issues, contact:
American Civil Liberties Union
Public Education Department
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
4201 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 244-2990
Fax: (202) 244-3196
www.adc.org
Asian Law Caucus
939 Market Street, Suite 201
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 896-1701
Fax:
(415) 896-1702
www.asianlawcaucus.org
Institute for Justice
1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite
200
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 955-1300
Fax: (202) 955-1329
www.ij.org
Japanese American Citizens League
1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 730
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 223-1240
Fax: (202) 296-8082
www.dc@jacl.org
Mexican American Legal Defense and
Educational Fund
634 South Spring Street, 11th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 629-2512
Fax: (213) 629-0266
www.maldef.org
National Asian Pacific American
Consortium
1140 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite
1200
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 296-2300
Fax: (202) 296-2318
www.napalc.org
Native American Rights Fund
1712 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036-2976
(202) 785-4166
or
1506 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80302
(303) 447-8760
www.narf.org
Puerto Rican Legal Defense and
Education Fund
99 Hudson Street, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10013
(212) 219-3360
(800) 328-2322
Fax: (212) 431-4276
www.info@prldef.org
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights
Under Law
1401 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 662-8600
Fax: (202) 783-0857
www.omanager@lawyerscommitee.org
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational
Fund
1444 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 682-1300
or
99 Hudson Street, Suite 1600
New York, NY 10013
(212) 965-2200
(212) 226-7592
www.NAACPLDF.org