Human Rights - Latino Affairs
Melissa Esquivel,
Acting Administrator
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Iowa Commission on Latino Affairs is to improve the quality of life of Iowa's Latino population through advocacy, education, legislative recommendations and action, public information and development of programs and services.
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Why this is important:
Iowa's Latino population continues to grow. The
Latino population represents 4% of Iowa's current
population and is expected to more than triple
by 2030, to 12% of the state population. An important
need exists to help address language barriers
and promote essential communications between
Spanish and English speaking Iowans within
the courts, the health care field and social
services agencies.
What we're doing about this:
The Iowa Interpreter Program was enacted in
2004. The Division of Latino Affairs was charged
with creating a standard system to qualify
Spanish-English interpreters for generalized
and specialized purposes and to maintain a
roster of individuals qualified to provide
interpreter services for the courts, health
care and social services agencies. Latino Affairs
has worked with Des Moines Area Community College
(DMACC) to enroll and graduate qualified interpreters
through DMACC.
The first enrollees entered the program
in August 2006.
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