San Francisco Board of Supervisors The San Francisco Board of Supervisors was one of the first governing bodies in California to shift to remote meetings . The Office of the Clerk of the Board immediately partnered with OCEIA to ensure that LEP constituents had equal opportunities to participate . OCEIA ’ s small team of interpreters continue to assist on a stand-by basis to support constituents who need interpretation services in Cantonese , Mandarin , Filipino and Spanish .
Recreation and Park Department , Department of Children , Youth and Their Families , and the San Francisco Public Library
RPD and DCYF led the effort to provide free emergency child and youth care to families of City health care workers , Disaster Service Workers , and other frontline COVID-19 workers at the start of the pandemic . This successful effort led to the creation of the Community Hubs Initiative , a neighborhood-based strategy in partnership with the Library and community organizations , to support families during the school year . Multilingual information was distributed throughout the City and available on websites .
The Language Access Network of San Francisco
Established in 2012 , the Language Access Network ( LAN ) is a coalition of community-based organizations funded by OCEIA to provide education and outreach on language access rights and services , report violations of the LAO , and provide community feedback to City departments on best practices in serving otherthan-English proficient communities . In 2020 , LAN educated over
10,000 community members ; conducted over 100 spot-checks of City departments ; and partnered to provide greater access to citywide services and crucial information . Throughout the pandemic , LAN has advocated for more timely and accurate in-language information from emergency and public health departments .
Advocacy Network www . aansf . org |
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