Language Services

Translations are available for over

Languages

OnDemand interpretations available in over

Languages

With a team of over

Interpreters

For over 40 years, our team has provided culturally-specific and industry-leading experience to break communication barriers and guarantee confidential, accurate, and efficient language services for clients all around West Michigan. Our language services are one of the Center's only services with a charge. Revenue generated from this department is then reinvested in the Hispanic Center to support all other operations.

Interpretation

Providing On-Site Consecutive and
Simultaneous Interpretation in addition to Phone and Video Remote Interpretation, our team of highly qualified interpreters are trained in several fields of practice: Legal,
Healthcare, Community, Social Services, Education, Manufacturing, and more!

We count with over 80 languages available for pre-scheduled appointments.

Over 200 languages are available on OnDemand.

Types of interpretation:

On-site
Video
Phone
Simultaneous
Consecutive
For appointments types:
- Legal
- Medical
- Community Services
- Personal hires for the community

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Corporate Or

Personal

Translations

Available in over 80 languages, our written translations are customized based on each individual project and will satisfy your needs to increase your communication with clients who speak and read in other languages. As a member of MiTiN and ATA, we will ensure that translations are timely, of high quality, and completed by trained professionals. Projects can be completed as soon as 24 hours and in a variety of formats. Dubbing, Transcription, Audio Recording, Video Production, and notarization are also available upon request.

Word Documents
PDF’s
PowerPoints
Websites
Brochures
and more

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Corporate Or

Personal

Staff

Chrystal Martinez

Language Service Coordinator

Interested in being an interpreter? Chrystal can help guide you through the process of getting started!

cmartinez@hispanic-center.org (616) 500-8615

Tiece Mayweather

Interpreations Coordinator

Need to book an interpretation appointment? Tiece can help you get an interpreter, either for medical, community service, personal hire appointments. We provide over 200 languages on demand.

tmayweather@hispanic-center.org

For interpretations please contact here:
interpretations@hispanic-center.org
(616) 742-0194

Janie Lopez

Translations Coordinator

Have a document that needs to be translated? Janie coordinates a team of translators to provide services for both walk-in and corporate projects. Contact Janie for more information!

jlopez-norton@hispanic-center.org
translations@hispanic-center.org
(616) 278-3090

Interested in becoming a Interpreter?

Are you Multilingual? Looking for a Career that will allow you to: Mold yourself into a true Professional, improve your income, and give back to your community?

The Community Interpreter® Training is a ground-breaking 40-hour national certificate program in community interpreting produced by Cross-Cultural Communications. This foundational training course targets the professional needs of community interpreters and bilingual staff who work in Healthcare, Education, and Social/Human Services. The course promotes national ethics and standards of practice for interpreters and can prepare them for national medical interpreter certification.

Requirements:

Fluent in both targeted languages
GED or High School Diploma
Must be 18 or older

Start Date of The Community Interpreter® Training:

Winter Session

Starts February 20, 2024 ends April 11, 2024
*Registration Deadline: February 15
The training will be two days a week Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00-8:30pm

Spring Session

The training will be two days a week Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30am-12:00pm
Starts May 7, 2024 ends June 27, 2024
*Registration Deadline: April 30

Spring Session

The training will be two days a week Tuesday and Thursday from 2:00-4:30pm
Starts July 16, 2024 ends September 12, 2024
*Registration Deadline: July 9

To sign up please email Chrystal at cmartinez@hispanic-center.org

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