INTERPRETATION
If you or
someone you know needs help speaking with an advocate, social worker, case
manager or another person who provides critical information to your
well-being or ability to access services, contact the Red
Cross. Our volunteers are available over the phone and in
person to provide language interpretation 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week.
All language interpretations are free for
individuals and community-based organizations that provide vital
services and basic needs in our community. Our vision is to work together
to promote the health, safety, welfare and dignity of all by facilitating
access for limited and non-English speakers to American Red Cross services
and the services of our community partner agencies.
If your
organization is interested in becoming a Language Bank Partner, please
contact us to schedule a meeting. As a community partner, your agency can
enjoy the following:
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In-person and over-the-phone interpretations by over 300
volunteers who together speak 60 languages
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Access
to bilingual social service glossaries in our top languages (Spanish,
Somali, Russian, Chinese and Vietnamese)
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Monthly International Services e-newsletter and Language Bank
Tips
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Community disaster education for your clients (also offered in
multiple languages)
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Workplace disaster preparedness training for your
organization
Language interpretation and
translation policies
AVAILABLE LANGUAGES FOR
INTERPRETATION & TRANSLATION
These languages are those for which we
most frequently provide interpretation and translation. Please note that
this list is not complete and changes often based on the availability of
our volunteers and the needs of the community. If you would like to
request a language that is not on this list, please inquire; we can
accommodate special requests on a case-by-case basis.
Amharic
Arabic
Cambodian
Cantonese
Chinese
Farsi/Dari/Persian French German Hindi Japanese Kirundi Kiswahili Korean Laotian Mandarin Oromo Polish Portuguese Punjabi Pushtu Russian Somali Spanish Tagalog Thai Tigrigna Toishanese Ukrainian Vietnamese
For more information about translation,
please contact us during business hours at (206) 726-3564,
(360) 377-3761 ext. 13404 or email languagebank@seattleredcross.org. If you need help between 5:00 p.m. and 8:30
a.m. please call (206) 323-2345.

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