👥 Who We Are
Multicultural Community Services (MCS) is dedicated to advancing language access and fostering inclusive communities. We provide essential interpretation, translation, and engagement services to ensure that every voice is heard.
🎯 Our Mission
Our mission is to break down language barriers and empower individuals, organizations, and communities by creating opportunities for communication, understanding, and participation.
📈 Our Impact
Through years of service, partnerships, and advocacy, we have supported thousands of individuals and helped shape policies that promote language access and equity in our communities.
📜 Our History
In May 1991, devastating riots rocked the Mount Pleasant, Columbia Heights, and Adams Morgan neighborhoods of Washington DC. The result of tensions between the African American and Latino communities grew untenable and it became clear that both communities and area law enforcement, as well as several community residents, needed to gather to discuss how to empower the residents of these neighborhoods to view diversity as a strength instead of a weakness. In 1997, these community members founded Multicultural Community Service.
🌍 Civic Engagement Facilitation
We actively support communities in participating in civic processes, ensuring that language is never a barrier to engagement, representation, or decision-making.
Our programs connect communities with local leaders, foster dialogue, and promote equitable access to civic resources.