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Assisting
Local Health Districts to Meet Needs for the LEP
The Newcomer Health Program has placed funds with most VOLAGs operating
in Virginia for the purpose of helping local health districts pay for
costs related to providing LEP services to the new refugees. The program
has also placed funds with the Northern Virginia Area Health Education
Center. For interpretation at the Initial Health Assessment health districts
should contact the NVAHEC or the VOLAG that is resettling the refugee.
Funds have been placed with:
- Lutheran Social
Services of the National Capital Area, Refugee and Immigrant Services
(703-698-5026)
- The Arlington Diocese
Office of Refugee Resettlement (703-524-2454)
- The International
Rescue Committee Office in Charlottesville (434-972-7772)
- The Virginia Council
of Churches Refugee Resettlement Program (804-321-8427)
- Refugee and Immigration
Services of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond (804-355-4559)
- NVAHEC for the
northern Virginia Health Districts.
These agencies will
deduct fees for the interpreter services rendered at the initial Refugee
Health Assessment from the funds placed into an account provided by the
Newcomer Health Program.
Contact Information for the VOLAGs in Virginia
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Executive
Order 13166
This executive order mandates the provision of language-appropriate
services to persons who are limited in their English proficiency (LEP).
The purpose of this order is to improve access to federally conducted and
federally assisted programs and activities for persons with limited English
proficiency. Click here
to read the full executive order 13166. |
