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Mending Hearts Inc.

TITLE VI COMPLIANCE

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 reads:

“No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.”

Under the law, state agencies, local or municipal government entities, educational institutions, for-profit and non-profit corporations and institutions that receive federal financial assistance are subject to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987. The Attorney General concluded that under certain circumstances, federal authorities may refuse to grant or continue federal financial assistance for failure to comply with Title VI and its regulations.

Federal regulations promulgated by various federal agencies require each state agency which receives federal financial assistance to establish a Title VI compliance program.

In 1993, the Tennessee General Assembly enacted legislation requiring each agency of state government to prepare a plan to ensure the agency’s programs are administered in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The legislation is contained in Tennessee Code Annotated sections 4-21-901 through 4-21-905.

For more information, contact Tracie Hinson, Mending Hearts, Inc’s Title VI Coordinator at  .

TITLE VI POLICY STATEMENT

Mending Hearts, Inc will comply with the Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987. We will utilize our best efforts in maintaining compliance in all programs subject to the requirements of Title VI and all other federal regulations applicable to the administration of such programs.

Mending Hearts, Inc will not on the basis of race, color, or national origin:

• Deny any person service, assistance or other benefits for which the person is qualified;
• Provide any person with a service different from that provided to others under the same program;
• Subject any person to separate treatment in any manner related to services, aid or other benefits;
• Limit any person in any way in the use of services, facilities, or any other advantages, privileges or benefits provided to others under any program;
• Treat any person differently from others in deciding whether the person meets requirements to receive aid, care, service or other benefits;
• Deny any person or offer an opportunity different from that offered others in any program or service;
• Adopt methods that limit participation by any group of recipients or subject them to discrimination; and
• Refer any person to agencies that do not obey civil rights law.

COMPLAINTS OF DISCRIMINATION

A complaint alleging discrimination may be filed via the download below and emailed to [email protected]

Download a Title VI Complaint Form (English)

Download a Title VI Complaint Form (Spanish)

All entities receiving assistance from Mending Hearts, Inc will be required to have information available for public review on the procedures for filing a complaint.

Mending Hearts, Inc’s Chief Operating Officer serves as the Title VI Coordinator and has the responsibility for receiving, logging, acknowledging, investigating complaints and reporting the findings. The coordinator will notify the CEO and the appropriate program director and/or partner agency when a complaint is received.

After receiving a complaint or identifying potential discriminating activity, Mending Hearts, Inc will take the following steps:

• Within 30 calendar days of receiving the complaint, the Title VI Coordinator will conduct a fact finding investigation. The coordinator will meet with the complainant or the staff member who identified the alleged discriminatory activity to determine the nature of the complaint and whether Title VI requirements were violated. The coordinator will meet with the director in whose area the alleged violation occurred to ascertain the director’s perspective on the complaint.
  
  The coordinator will notify the members of the Executive Committee, who will serve as the Title VI Review Committee.
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