home - visually impaired - translate - members News Resources Contact Us   Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission Monroe County Advisory Council (also Serves Pike County)     Mission   The Monroe County Advisory Council is able to provide information about Pennsylvania civil rights laws in employment, housing/commercial property, education and places open to the public. The council also monitors bias-related incidents that cause tension within Monroe and Pike counties.   "No Hate in Our Towns"   What We Do?   Equal access to opportunities and services such as employment and housing can be a challange. The rapid growth and changing demographics of the Pocono Region has further exasperated these challenges. The civil rights enforcement agency in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC). Their mission is to administer and enforce the PA Human Relations Act and PA Fair Educational Opportunities Act, which strive to eliminate discrimination and provide equal opportunity for all persons. The PHRC formed the Monroe County Advisory Council in October 2006 to better serve the Pocono Region and assist them in ascertaining and improving opportunities in employment, housing, public accommodations and education. The Monroe County Advisory Council consists of members throughout Monroe and Pike Counties. Both counties share a common border, school district and various social services and therefore face many of the same issues. The Advisory Council serves as the eyes and ears in the Pocono region for the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission to help improve compliance with the PA Human Relations Act. If you feel that you have been the victim of discrimination and want to file a complaint with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, contact their regional office serving Monroe and Pike Counties at the Riverfront Office Center, 1101-1125 S. Front Street, 5th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17104-2515, Voice: (717) 787-9784 / Text Telephone (TT/TTY): (717) 787-7279. Visit the PA Human Relations Commission website for more information. Meetings of the Advisory Council are a forum to learn more about your rights under the PA Human Relations Act and to address diversity issues in the community. All are welcome to attend our meetings and the meeting schedule is posted below.   Upcoming Events   None at this Time   Advisory Council Meeting Schedule   Usually on the First Thursday of Every Other Month at 5:30pm (unless indicated) January 8, 2009 March 5, 2009 May 7, 2009 July 2, 2009 Location Loder Senior Center 62 Analomink Street East Stroudsburg, PA 18301-2529 Directions   Forum on Discrimination and Gang Activity in Pike County Presentation Materials from March 1, 2008 in Dingmans Ferry, PA     See here if your translation does not display correctly