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Interpreter banks and language access programs credited with widening victim and civil‑law access
Summary
Ayuda and other language‑access witnesses told the council that interpreter banks funded through OVSJG and partners provided thousands of interpretation events and hundreds of translated documents in FY24, improving outcomes in custody, therapy and court matters.
Representatives from Ayuda and other language‑access programs told the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety that interpreter banks funded through OVSJG and the DC Bar Foundation have become essential infrastructure for victims and for civil legal services.
Ayuda witnesses described two programs: the Community Legal Interpreter Bank (CLIP) that supports civil legal providers, and the Victim Service Interpreter Bank (VISIB) that supports victim‑service organizations. CLIP reported nearly…
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