Project Overview
Voices for Advancement Until Language Transformation is pioneering a novel, community-led approach to improve healthcare access and address systemic language barriers for refugee and migrant patients. Currently housed within the Refugee Community Partnership in North Carolina, VAULT collaborates with patients to document their language access experiences, provide assistance in filing Title VI violations, and assigns a dedicated “Language Navigator” to assist them in English-dominant environments.
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