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Language Justice Project urges $150,000 for multilingual public‑health messaging; state officials acknowledge procurement and capacity needs
Summary
Allison Seager of the Vermont Language Justice Project told the committee VLJP produced 250+ multilingual videos and can respond to crises within 24 hours; S243 would authorize $150,000 in FY27 to support Department of Health distribution to VLJP. State agencies said VLJP fills an operational gap but procurement hurdles remain.
Allison Seager, founder and director of the Vermont Language Justice Project (VLJP), testified in support of S243 and requested that the committee approve authorizing the Department of Health to distribute $150,000 in FY27 to support multilingual informational materials for disease outbreaks and other public‑health emergencies.
Seager described VLJP's track record: more than 250 unique videos produced in 10–21 languages, an app with 18 languages including ASL, and rapid crisis response (for example, producing 17 videos in 17 languages about SNAP…
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