LANGUAGE SERVICES | IOWA INTERNATIONAL CENTER
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. Call and answer a short series of questions about the situation before being connected to an interpreter.
Location
3839 Merle Hay Road, Des Moines, IA 50310
Voice
Fax
(515) 282-0454
Voice
Hours
Mon 9 am - 5 pm; Tue 9 am - 5 pm; Wed 9 am - 5 pm; Thu 9 am - 5 pm; Fri 9 am - 5 pm;
Application process
Call for services
Required documents
Eligibility
Life or Death situations in which language is a barrier, landlord hotline also available
Fee
None for Emergency Translation Services
Languages
Bosnian, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese
Agency info
IOWA INTERNATIONAL CENTER
Helps to build cultural respect at home and around the world.