Conclusion
South of Market Community Action Network
The South of Market Community Action Network ( SOMCAN ) was formed in 2000 by community leaders from youth , senior , veteran , Filipino , and housing organizations to address growing gentrification and displacement issues in SoMa . SOMCAN provides culturally competent direct services across a range of issue areas – from tenants ’ rights to Filipino language access . SOMCAN also uplifts the voices of immigrant , people-of-color , and low-income communities in local policy-making decisions so civic offices are accountable to their needs . SOMCAN receives a language access grant to strengthen Filipino language assistance in San Francisco through building the capacity of Filipino interpretation and translation services , community education and outreach , and assessment , evaluation and documentation of local Filipino language access needs .
Conclusion
Language access community grantees made significant progress advancing language justice in San Francisco during the last fiscal year . By working directly with LEP community members , organizations played a key role in addressing gaps , ensuring San Franciscans could access the supportive services they needed , and strengthening local language access capacity through community interpreter trainings . Grantees also informed key stakeholders about community language needs through advice to City departments , engagement on LAO amendments discussions , and partnership with the Immigrant Rights Commission ( IRC ). Through the activities conducted , language access community grantees supported the City ’ s language infrastructure and helped ensure alignment between the City ’ s language access efforts and the needs of LEP communities .
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