Resources

• Equal Employment Opportunity for the City of Lincoln
• Title 11 Lincoln Municipal Code
  • Rules and Regulations(PDF, 246KB)
• Gerald Henderson Human Rights Award nomination form
• Lincoln Commission on Human Rights (LCHR) Trifold Brochure
  • Arabic / العربية(PDF, 2MB)
  • English(PDF, 149KB)
  • French / français(PDF, 667KB)
  • Karen(PDF, 2MB)
  • Russian / русский(PDF, 2MB)
  • Spanish / español(PDF, 2MB)
  • Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt(PDF, 658KB)
• LCHR Guide to Discrimination Complaints and Adjudication Procedures(PDF, 400KB)  | LCHR Guía Sobre las Quejas de Discriminación y el Procedimientos de Adjudicación(PDF, 412KB)
  
  
• LCHR Mediation Services
  • Benefits to Mediation(PDF, 95KB)
  • Pre-Determination Settlements: An Alternative to Investigations(PDF, 108KB)
• Directory of Women-Owned Businesses(PDF, 1MB)

Other City of Lincoln Departments / Resources

• UPLNK (to report non-emergency quality-of-life issues within the Lincoln City limits)
• Building & Safety
  • Housing Section (to file a complaint for code violations): 402-441-7521
  • A Guide To Landlord and Tenant Responsibilities(PDF, 762KB)  | A Guide To Landlord and Tenant Responsibilities - Arabic / العربية(PDF, 604KB)
• Lincoln Police Department
  • Non-Emergency Line: 402-441-6000
  • Online Non-Emergency Reporting
  • Victim Assistance
• Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department
  • Environmental Public Health – Air Quality Program
• Lincoln-Lancaster County Human Resources Department
  • Equal Opportunity Information
  • City / County Job Opportunities
    • Computer and application assistance is available in Human Resources. Stop by, call 402-441-7597 or email jobs@lincoln.ne.gov for more information or to set up an appointment.
• City Ombudsman
  • 402-441-7511 or lquenzer@lincoln.ne.gov
• City Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Liaison
  • 402-441-7511 or tjmcdowell@lincoln.ne.gov

Other Anti-Discrimination Information / Resources

• U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
  • Assistance Animals in Housing Guidance
  • Reasonable Accommodations and Modifications in Housing Guidance
  • Landlord Resources for Housing Vouchers
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
  • Requesting Reasonable Accommodations and the Interactive Process Guidance - also see Ask JAN for information on the Interactive Process
  • Discrimination by Type
  • EEOC “What You Should Know”
• Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission (statewide)
  • Lincoln Office: 402-471-2024
  • Omaha Office: 402-595-2028
  • Scottsbluff Office: 308-632-1340
• Omaha Human Rights and Relations Department (to file a complaint within Omaha)
  • 402-444-5055
• Family Housing Advisory Services (Fair Housing Center of Nebraska and Iowa can provide an Fair Housing Advocate)
  • Main Office: 402-934-7921
  • South Omaha Office: 402-546-1013
  • Council Bluffs Office: 712-322-4436

Legal Information & Service Providers

• State of Nebraska Judicial Branch Legal Resources & Information
  • Nebraska Legal Resource Flier(PDF, 366KB)
• Legal Aid of Nebraska
  • The Lincoln Access to Justice (A2J) Center is located at 941 "O" Street, Ste. 325
• Nebraska College of Law’s Civil Clinic [link to https://law.unl.edu/civil-clinic/
• Nebraska State Bar Association - Volunteer Lawyers Project
• Nebraska Appleseed
• ACLU of Nebraska
• Disability Rights Nebraska
• Nebraska Immigration Legal Assistance Hotline (NILAH)

Other Information / Resources

• MyLNK (finder services in the Lincoln/Lancaster County area)
• Housing Assistance
  • Lincoln Housing Authority (LHA)
  • CenterPointe
  • Rentwise
• Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders County
  • Tenants’ Responsibilities
  • Landlords’ Responsibilities
• To file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau
• To file a complaint with the Department of Education