TRANSLATING CENTERS

Interpreting Centers

1. Cristo Ray Community Center

   517) 372-4700
   1717 N. High Street, Lansing 48921
   crccesl@yahoo.com
   Language: SPANISH

2. Family and Community Family Services
   

   (517) 896-6564
   Languages: ARABIC, FARSI, RUSSIAN, SERBO-CROATIAN, SOMALI, SPANISH

3. Lutheran Social Services of Michigan/Refugee Foster Care
   (517) 321-7663
   Languages: ARABIC, FARSI, FRENCH, KINYARWANDA (RWANDA), KURDISH, SPANISH, URDU, AMHARIC, BURMESE (CHIN), CHINESE (MANDARIN), DINKA (SUDAN), NUER (SUDAN), SOMALI

4. Refugee Development Center
   (517) 482-2252
   Christ Lutheran Church
   122 S. Pennsylvania Ave, Lansing 48912
   Languages: AMHARIC, ARABIC, SPANISH, FARSI, FRENCH, RUSSIAN
5. Refugee Services/St. Vincent Catholic Charities
   (517) 323-4734
   2800 W. Willow, Lansing 48917
   Languages: ALBANIAN, ARABIC, BURMESE/CHIN, BOSNIAN, FARSI, KURDISH, MAI-MAI/KIZIGUA (SOMALI BANTU), RUSSIAN, SOMALI, SPANISH, SWAHILI, THAI, TURKISH, VIETNAMESE
   Services: For refugees who have resided in the U.S. for less than 5 years.

Translating Centers

These centers will translate written documents

1. Cristo Ray Community Center

   517) 372-4700
   1717 N. High Street, Lansing 48921
   crccesl@yahoo.com
   Language: SPANISH

2. Refugee Services/St. Vincent Catholic Charities
   (517) 323-4734
   2800 W. Willow, Lansing 48917
   Languages: ALBANIAN, ARABIC, BURMESE/CHIN, BOSNIAN, FARSI, KURDISH, MAI-MAI/KIZIGUA (SOMALI BANTU), RUSSIAN, SOMALI, SPANISH, SWAHILI, THAI, TURKISH, VIETNAMESE
   Services: For refugees who have resided in the U.S. for less than 5 years

Translation Websites

Information in languages other than English
for Ethnic Groups

ENGLISH CLASSES

1. Refugee Development Center (517) 482-2252
   Christ Lutheran Church
   122 S. Pennsylvania Ave, Lansing 48912
   Contact: Ariel Rodriguez-Pena, arp.refugeedevelopmentcenter@yahoo.com
   Services: Multiple levels of English classes for refugees and low-income immigrants; contact for more information.
   
2. Good Shepard Lutheran (POBLO) (517) 321-6100
   7000 W. Saginaw, Lansing 48917
   Services: Free English Classes on TUESDAYS 10am-12pm.
3. Trinity Church (517) 272-3838
   3355 Dunckel Rd. Lansing 48911
   Contact: Rex Alocilja
   Website: http://trinitywired.com/ministry/internationals-trinity
   Services: Free classes - several levels on Mondays 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
   
4. Southside Community Coalition (517) 397-3217
   2102 W. Holmes Rd. Lansing 48910
   Contact: Jonathan Folis
   Services: Free classes for anyone every Friday 6pm-7:30pm
5. Peckham Incorporated (517) 316-4427
   2822 N. Martin Luther King Lansing 48906
   Contact: Sophia Martinez (smartinez@peckham.org)
   Services: Free Drop-in classes from Mondays-Fridays 3:30pm-4:30pm
6. Lansing School District Adult Continuing Education (517) 325-6800
   500 W. Lenawee, Lansing 48933
   Contact: Bersheril Bailey
   Services: Free classes for Adults from Mondays-Fridays 8am-11am & 12pm-3pm.
   
7. International Friendship House (517) 332-8050
   929 Sever Drive, East Lansing 48823
   Contact: Marcia Mittwede
   Services: Free group conversation but must have some English Skills. For MSU or LCC students or family member.
8. Capital Area Literacy Coalition (517) 485-4949
   1028 E. Saginaw, Lansing 48906
   Contact: Sedhia Rehman
   Services: Everyone is welcome and all levels of English are taught.

The Following centers offer English Classes for a fee:

• Eubank Tutors/T.E.A.M Tutors (517) 337-5004
• Haslet ESL (517) 337-8353
  Contact: Jo Pamment
• Lansing Community College (517) 483-1061
  Contact: Denise Warner: (517) 483-5325
  Contact: Aleksandria Carpio (517) 483-1745

ESL

Multi-Cultural Educational Services-Multilingual