Volunteer Opportunity Details:

For monolingual speakers of a language other than English, navigating the court system can be an especially daunting experience. As part of its mission to enhance access to justice for all New Yorkers, LIFT has had some of its legal resource guides translated into different languages. LIFT is seeking volunteers who are fluent in and able to translate written materials into Arabic, Haitian-Creole, Hebrew, Korean, Japanese, Tagalog, Urdu or Yiddish. Volunteers will assist with our ongoing efforts to make all 35 of our Family Court legal resource guides available in these languages.
Hours: Flexible
Minimum time commitment: 2 hours per week

The ideal candidate for this position will demonstrate:
• Fluency and translation experience; and
• Dedication to helping children and families.

All volunteers receive an introduction to LIFT’s services in the Family. Volunteers are asked to commit to translating at least one guide. The amount of time it takes to translate a guide is approximately 15 hours.

This opportunity is sponsored by: LIFT - Legal Information For Families Today We are looking for volunteers with the following skills Language & Translation This volunteer opportunity addresses the following social interests Immigrants & Refugees Legal & Justice This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Senior Citizens Welcome We need volunteers who are free at these times Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Morning X X X X X X X Afternoon X X X X X X X Evening X X X X X X X Monthly Occasional Contact Person: Ruth Vega, (646) 613-9633 ext 212, (email) View all organization contacts Address: 350 Broadway, Suite 400 New York, NY 10013 (See a map) Directions: From Canal Street, turn onto Broadway headed downtown.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: N, Q, R, W, 6 to Canal,   Walk distance (in minutes): 3 Web Site: http://www.LIFTonline.org Miscellaneous Information Borough Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island Volunteer Shifts Volunteers can do translation work at any time from a location of their choice or at LIFT's Central Office between the hours of 9 and 5 .