{"id":29,"date":"2018-08-27T19:21:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T19:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/cce\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2025-12-11T19:35:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T19:35:25","slug":"human-rights-task-force-of-franklin-county","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/cce\/human-rights-task-force-of-franklin-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Rights Task Force of Franklin County"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cHuman rights begin in small places close to home.\u201d \u2013 Eleanor Roosevelt<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Human Rights Task Force of Franklin County is one of the Franklin County Service Providers\u2019 Community Task Forces for Good. It is co-sponsored by the 麻豆社 Civic and Community Engagement Committee. The Human Rights Task Force regularly meets the second Tuesday of the month at 12:00PM at the Washington Public Library. For more information and regular updates, follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/humanrightstaskforce\/\">Human Rights Task Force Facebook Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Resource Guide:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/cce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2024\/10\/Welcome-Kit-Washington-Area.pdf\">Welcome Kit-Washington Area <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Information and Resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you need help or resources? Call 211 or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.211helps.org\/\">211helps.org<\/a> (United Way 211)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FranklinCountyServiceProviders\/\">Franklin County Service Providers on Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/know-your-rights\">Know Your Rights<\/a> (ACLU)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/about-us\/universal-declaration-of-human-rights\">UN\u2019s Universal Declaration of Human Rights<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have you been a victim of a crime?<br>Emergency: Call 911<br>Franklin County Sheriff\u2019s Office: 636-583-2560<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsem.org\/\">Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Inc.<\/a> \u2013 Union Outreach Office<br><em>Immigration, housing, family, education, public benefits<br><\/em>Call: 636-583-7877 or toll-free: 866-583-7877<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>What is a \u201chate crime\u201d? The FBI defines this kind of crime as \u201ccriminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender&#8217;s &nbsp;bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.franklincountykids.org\/\">Franklin County Youth Helpline<\/a><br><em>24\/7 crisis intervention<br><\/em>Call: 1-844-846-2501 or Text: 4CARE to 31658<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Preferred Family Healthcare \u2013 Union<br><em>Mental health, adolescent substance abuse, LGBTQ+ support<br><\/em>Call: 636-584-8724<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/ael\/\">Adult Education and Literacy \u2013 麻豆社<\/a><br><em>English language classes, HiSET<br><\/em>Call: 636-584-6533<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Y Community Adult Literacy Program <em>English language lessons, HiSET<br><\/em>Call: 636-239-5704 (ask for Diane Schwab, Literacy Director)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jfcac.org\/housing.html\">Franklin County Housing Authority<\/a><br><em>Public Housing, Fair Housing Complaint Referrals<br><\/em>Call: 636-629-6193 ext. 1404<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plannedparenthood.org\/\">Planned Parenthood \u2013 St. Louis Region<\/a><br><em>Comprehensive health care and family planning<br><\/em>Call: 800-230-7526<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alivestl.org\/\">ALIVE \u2013 Alternatives to Living in Violent Environments<\/a><br><em>Counseling, emergency sanctuary, services for those impacted by domestic abuse.<br><\/em>Crisis line (24\/7): 800-941-9144 Office: 636-583-9863<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safeconnections.org\/\">Safe Connections<\/a><br><em>Resources for intimate partner violence and sexual violence survivors <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/promoonline.org\/\">PROMO<\/a><br><em>Missouri-based LGBT advocacy, education and support<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pflag.org\/\">PFLAG<\/a><br><em>For LGBTQ+ families and allies<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asklistenrefer.org\/\">Ask. Listen. Refer<\/a><br><em>Suicide prevention training specific to 麻豆社<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodpantries.org\/\">Food Pantries<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ncada-stl.org\/contact-us\/\">NCADA<\/a> (Washington office: 636-239-7652)<br><em>Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse prevention programs and help.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samhsa.gov\/find-help\/national-helpline\">SAMSHA<br><\/a><em>Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/compasshealthnetwork.org\/location\/union\/\">Crider Health Center in Union<\/a><br><em>Providing family medicine, dental health, adult and youth services for psychiatric health and wellness, outpatient therapy and psychological assessments, outpatient adult substance use disorders treatment available on a sliding scale fee to the uninsured and underinsured.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vspglobal.com\/cms\/vspglobal-outreach\/gift-certificates.html\">Sight for Students<\/a><br><em>Providing children under 19 with a family income at or under 200% of the federal poverty level with no-cost eye care and glasses from a local doctor<br><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.franklinmo.org\/health\">Franklin County Health Department<\/a><br><em>Providing services to uninsured and underinsured including Women, Infants and Children supplemental nutrition program, immunizations, blood pressure screenings, STD testing, pregnancy testing, Hepatitis C testing, lead testing, and tuberculosis testing. Also provide assistance obtaining Missouri birth and death certificates, a directory of cooling locations for heat hazard relief, emergency preparedness information, and more. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.mo.gov\/elections\/govotemissouri\/register\">Missouri Voter Registration<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/my.lwv.org\/missouri\/metro-st-louis\">League of Women Voters of Metro St. Louis<\/a><br><em>Nonpartisan organization, voter education and voting rights advocacy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iistl.org\/\">International Institute \u2013 St. Louis <\/a><br><em>Wide variety of services and support for immigrants and refugees<br><\/em>Call: 314-773-9090<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mica-project.org\/\">m.i.c.a. Project &nbsp;<\/a><br><em>Migrant and immigrant legal services and community outreach<br><\/em>Call: 314-995-6995<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu-mo.org\/\">American Civil Liberties Union &#8211; Missouri<\/a><br><em>Understand your rights, file complaints against violations<br><\/em>St. Louis Office: 314-652-3111<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.splcenter.org\/\">Southern Poverty Law Center<\/a><br><em>Civil rights education and advocacy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information, like and follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/humanrightstaskforce\/\">Human Rights Task Force of Franklin County<\/a> on Facebook or email <a href=\"mailto:humanrightsfranklincounty@gmail.com\">humanrightsfranklincounty@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHuman rights begin in small places close to home.\u201d \u2013 Eleanor Roosevelt The Human Rights Task Force of Franklin County is one of the Franklin County Service Providers\u2019 Community Task Forces for Good. 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