AALV Announcements
Providing Equal Opportunity: A Need for Document Translation
Living below the poverty line is difficult. Sometimes it seems that navigating the welfare system is even more challenging. Learn more in the slide show below.
At AALV, we’re concerned about complicated Vermont Department of Children and Families paperwork being sent to our clients in English. Most of these documents are form letters, which is to say that the forms are uniform with the important exception of dollar amounts, due dates, and coverage types.
It’s actually law for public agencies to make linguistic accommodation for people who do not speak or read English. More importantly, translation of these forms into languages like Somali, Swahili, French, and Kirundi would only need to take place once – these are form letters. The AALV encourages DCF to make these one-time translations. Translations will result in fewer welfare rule delinquencies, less wasted DCF staff worker time, and savings to Vermont taxpayers. Encourage DCF to take this important action.
Radio Africa: Review song playlists. You can listen live to Radio Africa every Wednesday from 10 a.m. until 12 noon on WWPV (88.7 FM) in the Burlington area or online here.
Schedule a language interpreter online with AALVInterpret or call 985-3106.
AALV is a United Way member organization.