If you are currently a non-legal victim service provider accessing services from the Victim Services Interpreter Bank, please refer to these procedures to familiarize yourself with how to access services through the Victim Services Interpreter Bank.

For instructions for how to access a video remote interpreter see below.

Additionally, you may request translation of documents that do not pertain to a particular client but could be needed in the future. For instance, you may translate outreach materials that will be widely disseminated. You may also proactively translate client forms (such as retainer agreements) that you expect to need in various languages to work with DC residents or people with legal matters in DC.

If you would like to provide feedback on your experience working with one of our in-person interpreters, you can complete our interpreter complaint form.

You may make translation requests for documents that do not pertain to a particular client or patient. For instance, you may translate outreach materials. You may also proactively translate client/patient forms (such as consent forms) that you expect to need in various languages in order to work with victims of crime in DC.

If you have questions about accessing the services of the Victim Services Interpreter Bank or cannot find the form that you are looking for, please contact [email protected].

For a list of organizations in the DC area that offer victim services, refer to our We Speak Your Language brochures, available in the following languages: Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish, Tagalog, Tigrinya, and Vietnamese.