Nondiscrimination Policy

Notice Informing Individuals About Nondiscrimination and Accessibility

St. Croix Foundation, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment based on the protected categories Race, Color, National origin, Sex, Age, Religion, Sexual orientation, Disability, Political affiliation, familial status, Genetic information, Military status, or Pregnancy. Individuals with hearing, vision, or other impairments may contact leadership at djames@stxfoundation.org or 340-773-9898 for interpretative assistance.

AmeriCorps VISTA:

Civil rights compliance history is available upon request. Individuals who wish to file a discrimination complaint may do so by sending an email to eo@americorps.gov or leaving a voice message on the Civil Rights Hotline at 1-202-606-3461. For more information regarding the discrimination complaint process, employees, service members, and volunteers may contact eo@americorps.gov.

St. Croix Foundation for Community Development, Inc. (SCF):

  • Provides free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as:
    • Qualified sign language interpreters
    • Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats)
  • Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
    • Qualified interpreters
    • Information written in other languages
  • If you need these services, contact SCF’s Civil Rights Coordinator, Deanna James, President and CEO.

If you believe that St. Croix Foundation for Community Development, Inc. has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, veteran or military status, genetic information, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with:

  • Deanna James, President & CEO, St. Croix Foundation
  • 1023 Market Street, Christiansted, VI 00820
  • (t) 340-773-9898
  • (f) 340-773-8727
  • djames@stxfoundation.org

You can file a confidential grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, Deanna James is available to help you.

If you believe that you or someone else experienced unlawful discrimination, you can report a civil rights complaint to the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, electronically through the Civil Rights Division Report Portal, available at https://civilrights.justice.gov/#report-a-violation, or by mail or phone at:

U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20530
1-855-856-1247, (202) 514-0716 (TTY)

Complaint forms are available at https://www.ada.gov/assets/pdfs/file-a-complaint-lg.pdf