Language Access and Culturally Specific Resources
Spanish/Latinx
Consejo (Multiple Locations Western Washington)
“We continue to lead the way in providing culturally and linguistically competent behavioral health services to the Latinx community, empowering and transforming the lives of our clients.”
Pasitos Gigantes (Southwest Washington)
“Our mission is to support BIPOC families and individuals with Intellectual / Developmental Disabilities and their various cultures to navigate, learn, grow, and be empowered to bring the best out of their loved one’s lives to be meaningful members in our community.”
Parent-to-Parent Spanish Language Program Resource and Information (Statewide)
Chinese
CARES (Seattle, Washington)
“At Chinese Autism Resources and Empowerment Service (CARES), we strive to provide inclusive, culturally sensitive support for individuals on the autism spectrum and their families.”
Ugandan
Bellas Smile for Developmental Disabilities (Pierce County)
“Bella Smiles for Developmental Disabilities is a non-profit primarily serving children and families affected by the ongoing challenges associated with Developmental Disabilities in Uganda. Organization is forging a way to assist families of color in general and those of Ugandan origin in particular. With work starting in Washington State.”
Vietnamese
Vietnamese Family Autism Advisory Board (Seattle, WA)
“The Vietnamese Family Autism Advisory Board (VFAAB) is a coalition of families, passionate community members, and medical and support service providers formed in 2017 to support families of children with developmental delays in the Vietnamese community.”
Filipino
Filipino Community of Seattle (Seattle, Washington)
“Senior Programs at the Filipino Community of Seattle provide resources as well as a sense of community for Seniors in the Seattle area. We serve the elderly, disabled, low income, limited English speaking, immigrant’s lives in Seattle and King County.”
Multiple Languages
These organizations provide translation services in multiple languages and do not focus on one specific group. Please reach out to them to find out which languages and supports are available.
Open Doors for Multicultural Families (Western Washington)
“Currently speak or can provide bilingual support in over 10 languages. We provide phone interpretation for languages our staff does not speak.”
CISC (Western Washington)
“Our team of bilingual staff provides linguistically and culturally appropriate information, referral, advocacy, social, and support services to immigrants who speak Cantonese, Mandarin, Russian, Vietnamese, Ukrainian, Spanish, and many more languages. Our services include early childhood education, youth development, family support, senior and disabled adult services, health care access, and anti-hate/anti-bias programs. We provide these services at our offices in Seattle, Bellevue, Renton, and Redmond and numerous community-based sites.”
Seattle Children’s Autism Center
“We provide all care in a language patients and families understand. To accomplish this, we offer signed and spoken language access services to patients and families who speak a language other than English or who are deaf or hard of hearing.”
