The Immigrant & Refugee Resource Collaborative created a global food preferences guide to support newcomer access to culturally-appropriate foods. The guide includes community specific guidance, common foods, and notes to support service providers.
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The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center developed a training to review state and federal language access laws, including rights to interpretation and translation for limited English proficiency recipients of state services. Federal and state complaint procedures are explained with links and contact information of presenters is provided on slide 28.
Michigan 2-1-1 partnered with the Office of Global Michigan to develop this Newcomer Resource Hub. 2-1-1 uses both bilingual resource specialists and a phone-based translation service to offer 2-1-1 information and referrals in over 180 languages. Newcomers in Michigan can now use this multi-lingual resource hub to text, chat, and search resources in their preferred language. Is your home visiting program included? Reach out to us if you need help adding your program to this new resource hub!
Resource: 2-1-1 Michigan Newcomer Resource Hub
The Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties developed this “I Speak” booklet to provide limited English Proficiency or speakers of other languages the ability to identify their preferred language. The booklet includes a chart of selected indigenous languages of Mexico at the end.
