Word of Mouth - June 2021

June 2021

Announcements

Free Translation and Interpretation of Your COVID Materials!

The PA Department of Health released a grant to Global Wordsmiths through Healthcare Improvement Foundation to provide free language assistance for communications related to Covid-19 and Covid-19 vaccination. Contact mjm@globalwordsmiths.com to request translation and interpretation. No restrictions, and anyone can participate! Deadline to request is June 11th, 2021. Welcome to our Language Access Project Interns and Partner Organizations! The Summer 2021 Language Access Project program starts today! Our Interns will complete volunteer translation and interpretation in Spanish, Swahili, Vietnamese, French, Uzbek, Arabic, Korean, Mandarin, Japanese, Russian, and Kirundi this summer to help the following Partners communicate with students, families and caregivers about the return to school in the fall: Alliance for Refugee Youth Support and Education (ARYSE) Baldwin Whitehall School District Duquesne City School District Mars Area School District Montour School District Moon Area School District Open Field Pittsburgh Public Schools South Fayette Township School District Fort Cherry School District We are proud to finance this program through the profits earned from our business activities. The Language Access Project has provided 7,000+ hours of free language services to area nonprofits since 2018. We are moving on August 1, 2021 We are moving to 6587 Hamilton Avenue #1W, Pittsburgh PA 15206. We’ll be right across the hall from our friends at Hello Neighbor! We will miss our beloved home and friends at Ascender so much and we are so very grateful for our time here. Please make a note that this change is coming, and we will make sure to also remind you! With love, Mary Jayne