Limited English Proficiency
Acercamiento Hispano
Acercamiento Hispano has strived to preserve the dignity, promote the well-being and improve the quality of life of the Hispanic/Latino community in SC.
After a Disaster: Repairing Your Home
If your house has been damaged by a natural disaster - flood, fire, snow/ice, tornado or earthquake - chances are you're on the hunt for a reputable contractor to help with repair and restoration. Inevitably, the demand for qualified contractors after a disaster usually exceeds the supply. Enter the home repair rip-off artist, who may overcharge, perform shoddy work or skip town without finishing your job.
Alliance for Nonprofit Management Resource Center
This website offers a resource center covering a number of topics such as Financial Management/Budgeting, Legal/Taxes, Technology and Strategic Planning. The Alliance for Nonprofit Management is the professional association of individuals and organizations devoted to improving the management and governance capacity of nonprofits - to assist nonprofits in fulfilling their mission. Alliance members include management support organizations (MSOs), individual professionals, and a range of national/regional, umbrella, research and academic, publishing and philanthropic organizations that provide technical assistance (training and consulting) to nonprofits.
American Immigration Lawyers Association
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) is the national association of over 11,000 attorneys and law professors who practice and teach immigration law. AILA Member attorneys represent U.S. families seeking permanent residence for close family members, as well as U.S. businesses seeking talent from the global marketplace. AILA Members also represent foreign students, entertainers, athletes, and asylum seekers, often on a pro bono basis.
Basics of Disaster Unemployed Assistance Program
NELP discusses the significant limitations of the program for disaster unemployment assistance. The document is PDF format.
Casa de Esperanza
Our mission is to mobilize Latinas and Latino communities to end domestic violence.
Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Charleston strives to continue the ministry of Jesus by providing quality service for people in need, advocating for justice, and calling the entire Church and all people to do the same.
DC Language Access Coalition
The D.C. Language Access Coalition is an alliance of community-based and civil rights organizations that advocate for language access rights within the District of Columbia.
Department of Justice/Coordination and Review section
The Civil Rights Division?s Coordination and Review Section operates a comprehensive, governmentwide program of technical and legal assistance, training, interagency coordination, and regulatory, policy, and program review, to assure that federal agencies consistently and effectively enforce various landmark civil rights statutes and related Executive Orders that prohibit discrimination in federally assisted programs and in the federal government?s own programs and activities.
Disaster Recovery
The goal of the site is to help people recover from disasters and rebuild their lives by providing affordable, timely and accessible financial assistance to homeowners, renters and businesses.
Emergency Loan Program
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) provides emergency loans to help producers recover from production and physical losses due to drought, flooding, other natural disasters, or quarantine.
Emerging Issues
Limited English Proficiency (LEP) persons are people who, as a result of their national origins, do not speak English as their primary language and who have a limited ability to speak, read, write, or understand English.
