Child Support Services APPENDICES

APPENDIX A: CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLIANCE

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 mandates that in federally-assisted programs for the provision of health or welfare services, discrimination in the selection or eligibility of individuals to receive the service and segregation or other discriminatory practices in the manner of providing them are prohibited.

The North Carolina Division of Social Services is charged with the responsibility for assuring that no person be excluded from participation in or be denied benefits under any program or activity receiving federal financial participation on the basis of race, color, or national origin. Programs and activities administered directly by the Division of Social Services and those administered by the county departments of social services are included under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

In accordance with Civil Rights legislation, no staff member of the Child Support Services Section in the provision of services or other benefits shall, on the basis of race, color, or national origin:

1. Deny an individual any service or other benefits provided by the agency;

2. Provide to an individual any service or other benefits which are different or are provided in a different manner from that provided others;

3. Subject an individual to segregation or separate treatment in any matter related to his receipt of any service or other benefits;

4. Restrict an individual in any way in the enjoyment of any advantage or privilege enjoyed by others receiving service or other benefits;

5. Treat an individual differently from others in determining whether he satisfies any eligibility or other requirements or conditions which individuals must meet in order to receive service or other benefits;

6. Deny any individual an opportunity to participate in a program through the provision of services or otherwise afford him an opportunity to do so in a manner which is different from that afforded others under the programs;

7. Make distinction in relation to use of physical facilities, intake and application procedures, caseload assignments, determination of eligibility, the amount and types of aid, service or other benefits under the program, and the use thereof.