For over 20 years, Rose Brooks Center has prioritized language access, not only because it’s the right thing to do, but because it can save lives. As a matter-of-fact, within the previous eight years, Rose Brooks has provided services in over 30 languages.
Annie Struby, Rose Brooks Center’s Equal Access Committee Chair explains it this way, “Providing services in 33 languages since 2016 is important because it indicates that we are reaching immigrant and refugee victims and survivors in our community. Isolation of a victim is a hallmark of an abusive partner’s behavior, and can be even more powerful when used against people who don’t speak English. We are encouraged to see that victims and survivors who speak so many languages knew that they could break that isolation and reach out to us for help.”
In support of our mission, the Equal Access Committee aims to ensure thoughtful access to services and programs for persons with limited English proficiency. In other words, life-saving care for everyone.
Pictured here is one of the signs that can be seen throughout Rose Brooks Center’s campus — reminding every single person who enters our doors that they are welcome here.
