MCS works to encourage, promote, and facilitate civic participation by reducing language barriers. Each year, MCS partners with more than 35 community-based non-profit organizations, government agencies and small businesses to provide language services to Washington, DC area residents with Limited English Proficiency (LEP). More than 2000 area residents benefit from these services each year.
MCS has the capacity to perform the following services in more than 20 languages including Amharic, Arabic, Cantonese, Chinese, Creole French, Croatian, Farsi, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, Tigrinya, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, and Yoruba. MCS' services include:
Additionally, MCS provides a comprehensive Community Interpreter Training (CIT) to proficient and bilingual residents who are interested in becoming Community Interpreters that reduce language barriers for others.
These services help ensure all those in our community have a voice.
MCS is also proud to be a leader in advocating for language access.
2011 Community Interpreter Training Graduation held on September 13, 2011
MCS and the Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs honored the 2011 Community Interpreter Training graduates at the Etete Restaurant on September 13, 2011. The class of 20 students celebrated their accomplishment of the 70 hour training. Guests enjoyed the Ethiopian food accompanied by a presentation of the delicacies by MCS Amharic interpreter and translator Tsion Adera, CIT graduate of 2009. The training and graduates were featured in the Washington Hispanic.
   
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