Washington, DC (June 1, 2020) – As thousands of protesters take to the streets for the third day in DC, seeking justice and accountability, in a movement echoed in hundreds of cities across the US and the world, Ayuda stands against racism, as allies with...
*Tali is a Middle Eastern woman who came to Ayuda seeking legal representation in obtaining a civil protection order (“CPO”) against her ex-husband and father of her child. When Tali and Amir started dating, Amir was charming, caring, and kind. However, once they...
Washington, D.C. (February 26, 2020) – On Monday, the Trump Administration’s inhumane public charge rule took effect, creating new barriers to immigration relief for the low-income immigrant community Ayuda serves. The Trump Administration’s amendments to the...
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...
Lynn Dey, a Certified Deaf Interpreter*, has been working with Ayuda’s Language Access Program for more than 2 years. In May 2018, Lynn completed Ayuda’s 4-day “Breaking Silence” interpreter training, which covered interpreting for victim services via the provision of...
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