Organization Summary

According to 2005 Census data, 15.7% (or 74,951) of the District's population over five years of age speak a language other than English at home, and over 28,000 District residents self-identify as speaking English less than very well.

The D.C. Language Access Coalition's (Coalition) goal is to ensure that DC residents and workers who are limited English proficient (LEP) or non-English proficient (NEP) have equal access to the most essential government benefits and services including food stamps, Medicaid, health care, unemployment benefits, job training programs, public education, fire and emergency services, the police department and mental health services.

The Coalition is also committed to increasing the capacity and ability of under-represented immigrant communities to engage in social change efforts. We are also committed to strengthening the Coalition's ability to sustain ourselves over the long-term in order to tackle other access to justice issues impacting immigrant communities.