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Language Services | Iowa International Center

3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 259, Des Moines, IA 50310

Eligibility

Life or Death situations in which language is a barrier, landlord hotline also available

Required documents

Call for details

(515) 282-8269 ext. 5
Voice·

After-Hours

(515) 282-8269
Voice·

Main Phone

Application process

Call for services

Fees

None for Emergency Translation Services

Service area

IA

Offers interpretation and translation services by 130 interpreters, covering 60 different languages. Free 24/7 Statewide Emergency Interpretation Hotline in 220 languages.

Landlords - offers a free phone interpretation hotline to help landlords and limited-English-speaking tenants communicate better during challenging conversations (Rent and lease negotiations, lease terminations, maintenance notifications and repairs). The Housing Interpretation Hotline is available 24/7 and offers over 150 languages.

To get connected to a Housing Interpreter - call the number, dial extension 5, answer a short series of questions about the situation, enter the company code "7092", then wait to be connected to an interpreter.

Last assured

11/25/2025

Providing organization

Iowa International Center

Helps to build cultural respect at home and around the world.