Civic Engagement is our overarching vision. Below are strands on how we fulfill our mission of building pathways to engagement – that is, fostering the sense of community and building one’s self-confidence in the diverse daily life of our city. Everyone, regardless of their background, is part of and contributing to the city’s success and MCS provides the services and stepping stones to help every individual reach their potential. Whether it’s workforce training for employment through our certification programs, advocating for access, or providing organizations with the tools needed to support multi-lingual employees, MCS aims to facilitate broad and inclusive engagement.
Programs for Individual Clients:
– Driver’s training
– ESL classes
– Parent training, parent leadership programs
– Bullying
– Youth programming
– SOGI (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity)
– Know Your Rights
– Community conversations/discussions
– Civic leadership development
Services for Interpreters and Translators:
– Annual Linguist Learning Day (Translators’ & Interpreters’ Professional Development Workshop)
– Periodic workshops
– CIT (Community Interpreter Training)
– Official/accredited certification
– Train the Trainer programs
– Scope/sequence
– Civic engagement leadership
– Infusing ethos to give back to the community
Support for Organizations:
– Creating trainings owned by MCS
– Develop online and face-to-face trainings
– Develop/offer trainings owned by others
– Data/Demographic reports
– Establish relationships /partnerships with external organizations to fill in gaps
– Regular service delivery assessments with community partners
– Outreach and marketing
– Ongoing communication with stakeholders
– Communications and engagement plan
– Train people in organizations
– Be proactive to share info about compliance and best practices
