Sacramento interpreting for the capital region

Sacramento is the seat of state government, and much of our work in the capital region is public-sector: hearings and public comment sessions, benefits and eligibility interviews, workforce and education programs, and the translation of notices that must reach every Californian. The California Department of Education, the Department of Water Resources, the State Water Board, and the Employment Development Department are among the state organizations we have served.

The region's language mix is unlike Southern California's. Sacramento has one of the largest Russian- and Ukrainian-speaking communities in the country, a large Hmong community, Punjabi-speaking communities that extend north to Yuba City, and substantial Afghan, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Spanish-speaking populations. Our network covers all of them, and Russian, Punjabi, and Farsi interpreters are among our most requested here.

On-site interpreters based in the Sacramento area staff the county courthouse and federal courts, the academic medical center and regional hospital systems, and school districts from Elk Grove to Roseville and Folsom. Every interpreter is certified in accordance with national standards, HIPAA-trained, and on site 15 minutes early. For state and local agencies, our California DGS micro business certification and CMAS contract simplify purchasing, and our VOSB, MBE, and NMSDC certifications count toward supplier diversity goals.

Phone interpreting and the patented Focus VRI app extend the same service to the rest of the Central Valley and the Sierra foothills 24 hours a day, so a Stockton clinic, a Davis campus office, or a Placerville agency can reach a live interpreter in minutes. Certified translation and transcription are handled remotely, with documents delivered electronically.