INTERPRETER HIGHLIGHT: TALYA BLAZIA

Talya Blazia (She/Her/Hers) Ayuda’s Language Access Program (LAP) exists so that anyone can get help when they need it, regardless of the languages they use to communicate. A big part of how we pursue this goal is by training interpreters on how to work in a victim...

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: A HELPING HAND FROM LESLYE 

Leslye (She/Her/Hers/Ella)Hours Volunteered: 73 From bagging groceries for Ayuda clients to helping us keep the lights on with administrative support, volunteers are critical to our mission. We’re grateful to all volunteers, many of whom go above and beyond to donate...

Language Access Program Vital to Area Nonprofits

Ayuda provides language access services to 100 area nonprofits. One of those nonprofits recently described the importance of Ayuda’s Community Legal Interpreter Bank in helping a client: “Janelle* is an 18 year-old client from El Salvador. She had been working...

Ayuda Stands with Dreamers

September 5, 2017 Dear Ayuda supporter: The Trump Administration announced at 11:00 am this morning its decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration program. A centerpiece of U.S. immigration policy under President Barack Obama,...