- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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10 people are interested
Community Outreach Volunteer!
ORGANIZATION: FOUND IN TRANSLATION INC
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
10 people are interested
We're looking for Outreach Volunteers in all communities; especially racially, culturally, economically, and linguistically diverse communities!
Brief intro to Found in Translation (more can found on our Organization Page):
We provide a great FREE medical interpreter training program to low-income or homeless bilingual women, so they use one of their biggest assests (language) to reclaim a sense of identity, culture, and achieve stability. We select roughly 40 applicants from a pool of over 450 applications to complete the program. On the way to completion and post-graduation, we provide supportive services to remove any obstacles preventing our interpreters from succeeding.
Here is where you come in:
Because our selection process needs to be comprehensive and selective, we need a strong and large applicant pool. As a Commmunity Outreach Volunteer you will help us promote Found in Translation's program in your community. We will send you a packet of flyers for you to post up wherever you go. It's that easy. We recommend putting them up at landromats, bodegas/local markets, libraries, supermarkets, beauty salons, and any place there could be a large bilingual community.
The flyers will have tear-away pieces at the bottom so they are perfect to have up at eye-level.
We encourage you to remain connected to Found in Translation because we really appreciate our volunteers and want you to see the effects of your contribution! Please send us photos of the places where you put fliers up on our Facebook or Twitter pages. #FoundIt
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/found.in.translation.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/found1nt
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About FOUND IN TRANSLATION INC
Location:
1532B DorchestesterAvenue, Dorchester, MA 02122, US
Mission Statement
To help homeless and low-income multilingual women to achieve economic security through the use of their language skills. To reduce ethnic, racial, and linguistic disparities in health care by unleashing bilingual talent into the workforce.
Description
Found in Translation is an award-winning nonprofit known for its innovation and effectiveness in turning social problems into opportunities. Our Medical Interpreter Certificate training and job placement program supports our two-fold mission.
Low-income communities are rich in bilingual talent. We identify promising candidates with limited economic resources and empower them to succeed in our program and in the interpreting profession. Our program is free of charge and includes common-sense supports such as on-site childcare, transportation assistance, mentoring, career coaching, financial education, job search assistance, and job placement.
Linguistic minority women may be at a double disadvantage, but Found in Translation helps them to capitalize on their existing strengths and use language as a unique competitive advantage to attain financial security and success.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
649 Massachusetts AveCambridge, MA 02139
DATE POSTED
September 8, 2016
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Networking
- Cross-cultural Communication
- Community Outreach
- Translation
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- 2 Hours