Groundwork Rhode Island does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, or language barriers in administration of its programs or activities. Groundwork Rhode Island does not harass, intimidate or retaliate against any individual or group because they have exercised their rights to participate in actions protected, or oppose action prohibited, by 40 C.F.R. Parts 5 and 7, or for the purpose of interfering with such rights. This includes, but is not limited to, discrimination, harassment, intimidation or retaliation in hiring, compensation, promotion, termination, and all other aspects of employment or participation in organizational activities.

Groundwork Rhode Island (GWRI) is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded or denied from admission or access to GWRI properties, programs, activities, services or employment, on the basis of characteristics protected by nondiscrimination laws implemented by 40 C.F.R. Parts 5 and 7 (Non-discrimination in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Assistance from the Environmental Protection Agency), including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 13 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (referred to collectively as the federal non-discrimination laws).