About Us

The Community Language Bank in Somerville is a web-based community resource that allows for-profit businesses and non-profit organizations in Somerville to have short documents translated and meetings interpreted by multilingual Somerville residents and Tufts students.

The translators and interpreters that work for the Community Language Bank in Somerville are all either Somerville residents or Tufts students that have been trained by the Language Bank in the skills of translation or interpretation. The Language Bank charges for-profit businesses and non-profit organizations affordable rates for translation and interpretation services.

The income generated by the Language Bank goes toward trainings, compensating translators and interpreters for their work, and further developing th e Language Bank.

Through this initiative, multilingual speakers learn valuable skills while offering important affordable services to businesses and organizations in Somerville, and increasing communication in the city.

The Community Language Bank in Somerville is an initiative developed by the Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University and the Somerville Community Corporation.

The Community Language Bank in Somerville is currently being developed and is expected to begin operating in the fall of 2009.

For more information, please feel free to contact us at Communitylanguagebank@gmail.com