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The Giving Grove, a nonprofit that works with residents of under-resourced communities to grow orchards, will translate their educational gardening materials into 12 different languages. Non-English speaking communities face barriers to accessing the free fruit and nuts because information has been printed only in English.

Among the struggles involved in re-establishing life in a new country, some Afghan parents fear their children will lose the cultural and historical connections that come with speaking Dari.

The Kansas City Council approved the creation of an Office of Language Access in a 12-1 vote last month. Stakeholders hope the office will be comprehensive and implemented in every corner of local government.

Reyes trabajó en muchas organizaciones comunitarias de Kansas City y se dedicó a cerrar la brecha entre los residentes hispanohablantes y anglosajones. Sus hijos se dedican a continuar su legado.

Reyes served in many Kansas City community organizations and was dedicated to bridging the gap between its Spanish- and English-speaking residents. Her children are dedicated to continuing her legacy.

One in 20 Kansas City residents have limited proficiency in English. An ordinance passed by Kansas City Council on Thursday will create a city office dedicated to expanding translation abilities, and bridge the gap between the government and the local immigrant population.

Missouri and Kansas receive thousands of calls and texts each month through 988. A new service added to the 988 Lifeline will offer suicide prevention and mental health crisis counseling through American Sign Language for people who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing without the need for an interpreter.

Even though federal law mandates that schools offer interpreters and other services to overcome language gaps — both for schoolkids and their parents — Kansas City families report they regularly come across barriers. That leaves them more vulnerable to bullying, and it complicates issues of discipline and special education.

No debería depender de su hijo para la traducción de conversaciones. En cambio, una escuela debe proporcionar interpretación y traducción efectiva.

Shawnee Mission South High School is home to one of the country's oldest high school Arabic programs.

The history of the Missouria people and how a prolific Otoe-Missouria storyteller helped preserve a fading language.

How Kansas is navigating the impending reopening of its public schools, when and why face masks protect us from coronavirus infection, and how language might evolve during interstellar space travel.