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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

Fax

(515) 282-0454

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.