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Refugee Provider Education
- Family Reunification
Family Reunification
Red Cross – Reconnecting Families Translated Posters
Available in Albanian, Arabic, Bengali, Burmese, English, Farsi, French, Haitian, Hindi, Karen, Karenni, Khmer, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Kurdish, Lao, Nepali, Pashto, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
Red Cross – Restoring Family Links
Brochure, click here
Services available, click here
Factsheet, click here
- Language Resources and Services
I speak… Language Identification Guide – click here
Provided by the Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights
Your Clients Right to Language Access – click here
Working With Interpreters – Service Provision with Torture Survivors – click here
Language Services
A-Z Multilingual Interpreters
A-Z Multilingual Interpreters, Inc. is a medical interpreting business that caters to limited-English or non-English speaking patients. Since our inception in 2011, we have delivered onsite, face-to-face professional medical interpretation services to healthcare facilities and individuals. With our experience, expertise, manpower, and resources, we have achieved our goals and objectives over the years. We currently offer interpretations in nearly 20 different languages such as Arabic, Assyrian, Burmese, Farsi/Persian, French, Hebrew, Hindi, Karen, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Kurdish, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, and open for more. For more information on A-Z Multilingual Interpreters, click here.
13231 N. 35th Ave. Suite A11-12
Phoenix, AZ 85029602-218-6644
Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
The Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACDHH) has a directory of licensed, freelance interpreters for both Phoenix and Tucson. These interpreters are mostly for American Sign Language interpretation. You can see the Phoenix directory here and the Tucson directory here.
CommBridge Interpretation Services
CommBridge® Translations is a translation and interpretation company offering on-site interpretation services in more than 75 languages throughout the United States. Our professional and certified interpreters have been carefully selected based on educational background, years of training, and experience. Depending on their area of expertise, they hold current Medical and/or Court Interpreter Certifications.
2942 N. 24th St. Suite 114
Phoenix, AZ 85016(480) 245-6728
info@commbridge.com
Monday-Friday: 8am-5pm
commbridge-translations.com/interpretation/
Language Line
LanguageLine Solutions® is the trusted language services provider for more than 28,000 clients across the world. We provide the highest quality phone, video, and onsite interpreting, document translation services and localization, as well as bilingual staff and interpreter testing and training. Language Line Solutions delivers the industry’s fastest and most dependable access to highly trained and professional linguists in more than 240 languages 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
(800) 752-6096
International Rescue Committee – Interpreter Services
Offers interpreting services to Limited English Proficient (LEP) clients through the community. The service provides professionally trained, cost-effective, in-person interpretation to the community in over 43 languages, specializing in languages of lesser diffusion including, Burmese, Kinyarwanda, Somali, Karen, Swahili, and others. Click here for more information on IRC Interpreter Services.
IRC Phoenix – Gloria McCall: phxinterpreters@rescue.org | 602-330-1360
IRC Tucson – Noor Dawari: Noorullah.Dawari@rescue.org | 520-308-1086
Translators USA
Our business translators are experienced across a wide range of professional specialties, including: Legal Document Translations, Medical Interpreting, Healthcare Document Translation, Technical & Software Document Translation, Marketing and Website Localization. For more information about services provided, click here.
20 E. Thomas St.
Phoenix, AZ 85012
(602) 235-0343
translators-usa.com/locations/arizona-az/phoenix
Voiance Language Services
Voiance’s language services bring companies and their customers together 24/7 and in hundreds of languages. Voiance clients connect to certified phone and video interpreters in seconds and only pay for the minutes they use.
2650 E Elvira Rd
Suite #132
Tucson, AZ 85756
520-745-9447 - Refugee Employment
4 Tips for Effective Employer Conversations
Video by Switchboard
Helping Clients Overcome Employment Barriers
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- Refugee Healthcare and Mental Health
Refugee Healthcare
Refugee Health Partnership Training
A training on best practices for healthcare employees working with refugees in Arizona. This includes how to work with interpreters, how to treat patients with cultural competence, and a general overview of health conditions seen in refugees. Click here to sign up for a provider training at your health care facility.
Bridging Refugee Youth & Children’s Services (BRYCS) – Female Genital Cutting Fact Sheets for Practitioners
- Refugee Youth
Working with Refugee Youth
Family Involvement Center – Circle of Hope
A support group for all parents and caregivers for children with unique needs. In this group you can connect with others who are having similar experiences, talk with people who understand how you feel, build your support network, and expand your knowledge, tools, and resources.
5333 N 7th St, Phoenix, AZ 85014
(602) 288-0155
https://www.familyinvolvementcenter.org/
Family Involvement Center – Youth Mental Health First Aid
For professionals working with youth ages 12-18. This program is free for those enrolled in AHCCCS. If you don’t have AHCCCS, and would like to apply we are available to help you apply for free. Our intake process is easy and we will come to you!
5333 N 7th St, Phoenix, AZ 85014
(602) 288-0155
https://www.familyinvolvementcenter.org/
Immigrant Connections – Supporting Educators and Organizations
We approach each opportunity for training and professional development as a partnership. We will discuss the strengths and areas for growth of your school district or organization as well as the strengths and needs of your teachers, administrators, or other employees.
This specific service is designed to meet your needs! Our areas of expertise include family & community engagement in schools, language access, cultural competency, equity, refugee resettlement, immigrant integration, mental health, and more. We provide customized solutions to all of our clients. We will analyze, confront, and work together with you to meet your needs. Contact us today to find out how we can help!
laura@immigrantsrefugeesandschools.org
(202) 997-8545
- Additional Resources
Additional Resources
Switchboard
Switchboard is a one-stop resource hub for refugee service providers in the United States. Funded by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Switchboard offers a library of learning resources, an online evidence database, a range of self-paced e-learning courses, regular live learning opportunities, and on-demand technical assistance for ORR-funded organizations