A Spanish volunteer offered in-person interpreting during the Blue Ridge Health District‘s Birth Expo, an annual event with 30+ non-profit vendors that provide family and social support for new families. About one quarter the participating agencies have Spanish-speaking staff.

Spanish volunteers translated a questionnaire sheet to gather information about the needs of the increasing number of Spanish-speaking guests to The Haven day shelter.

Spanish volunteers translated a short flyer for the ReadyKids home visiting program, Healthy Families, which hosted a family event at Carter Mountain.

MOVE Arabic, Dari, Spanish, and Swahili volunteer teams translated a flyer for a multilingual karaoke event, part of Welcoming Greater Charlottesville’s Welcoming Week, for the Jefferson Madison Regional Library.

MOVE Spanish, French, and Swahili volunteer teams translated a multilingual poster and bus sign to help UVA Human Resources inform UVA employees and UVA Health team members about Open Enrollment for 2026.

Japanese volunteers helped a UVA student translate inscriptions on a Japanese walking stick, which was a family heirloom.

MOVE volunteers translated Know Your Rights cards with information about an individual’s constitutional rights into several languages.

A MOVE Spanish volunteer provided interpretation during a Black and Indigenous Feminist Futures Institute (BIFFI) event, presenting the intellectual contribution of Garifuna women to the diasporic conversation of hemispheric Blackness and Ancestral memory.

MOVE Dari, Spanish, and Swahili volunteers translated posters to be hung in the UVA International Family Medicine Clinic exam rooms to provide support to immigrant and refugee patients.

A local foster care agency that uniquely partners with Albemarle, Charlottesville and Greene DSS, Community Attention Foster Families (CAFF), requested translation of various forms from MOVE volunteers to assist Spanish-speaking Kinship foster families and aid in CAFF’s ability to recruit a more diverse pool of resource foster parents.

A volunteer provided Spanish-language interpretation upon request of UVA Enrollment for a group of prospective students during the Dean’s Welcome and tour of Grounds.

A volunteer in the MOVE Dari and Pashto teams translated a parent/caregiver survey for ReadyKids.

A Spanish volunteer served as a liaison and provided interpretation for a patron of the Jefferson Madison Regional Library during a test to demonstrate knowledge after completing a driving course.

MOVE Farsi and Arabic volunteers translated an important letter for adult English learner students of Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/Albemarle. Presenting this information to the students in their native language helped them understand their importance in the program. This document served about 100 adult students.

Volunteers translated signage for Spanish-speaking guests at The Haven day shelter that are so they can fully access and understand the resources available to them. This signage benefits the displaced Hispanic community by ensuring that they can store essential items requiring refrigeration. This signage serves the roughly 260 strong population of people experiencing homelessness.

A MOVE Turkish volunteer translated a message to the family of an EL student in the Albemarle County Public Schools.

The MOVE Spanish team translated a letter detailing graduation requirements for a student in the Albemarle County Public Schools.

For the Greenbrier Elementary School Family Night, a Nepali volunteer translated a handout to assist Nepali-speaking families understand and participate in the event.

The MOVE Japanese team translated an essay for an Albemarle County Public Schools student.

The MOVE Spanish team translated an insurance coverage letter for patients of the UVA Health High-Risk Breast and Ovarian Cancer Clinic.

The MOVE Spanish team translated an insurance coverage letter for patients of the UVA Health High-Risk Breast and Ovarian Cancer Clinic.

Albemarle High School requested information about its redesign program to be translated, which was successfully completed by MOVE’s Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, Turkish, Dari, Arabic, Japanese and Swahili teams.

Volunteers translated a flyer for an event at Trailblazer Elementary School into Mandarin, Dari, Arabic, and Swahili.

MOVE volunteers from the Spanish and Dari teams provided live translation during the UVA Career & Community Fair, which is the largest career fair in the local region.

UVA’s Department of Anthropology hosted a workshop with a well-known Indigenous artist, curator, and weaver from Bolivia, Elvira Espejo, who does not speak English. MOVE Spanish volunteers provided live translation during this event.

Volunteers translated information about receiving a mammogram into Dari for UVA Health’s Primary and Specialty Care Centers (including the International Family Medicine Clinic, which serves refugee patients at the Primary Care Center located in the main UVA Hospital).

An educational resource plan for a student at Charlottesville High School was translated by the MOVE Albanian volunteer team.

MOVE’s Dari and Spanish volunteer teams translated signs for Greer Elementary School, which are displayed in the outdoor learning garden used by preschool to 5th grade students. These translations allow students to understand community guidelines for Greer’s learning garden.

For UVA’s Office for Sustainability, Spanish volunteers translated information on stickers for the waste bins at athletic fields to aid custodial staff.

A rack card to inform families with children under 6 years of age about Child Health Partnership‘s free and voluntary developmental screening program was translated by MOVE’s Arabic, Burmese, Dari, Farsi, Nepali, and Swahili volunteer teams. This provided information to families on the benefits of having their children screened and how to reach out to request a free and voluntary screening for their child.

UVA’s Darden School of Business requested MOVE’s help to distribute information to their international students. Volunteers from the Indonesian, Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese teams translated a document helping international students find Student Disability Access Center accommodations in their native language. The student population at Darden is approximately 40% international, and many students do not come from countries where English is an official language. Darden’s program is extremely rigorous and the administrators wanted to ensure all students understand academic accommodations available to anyone with a disability.

Spanish volunteers translated the Virginia Alzheimer’s Disease Center (VADC) web page with resources for Care Partners of persons with dementia after a number of requests for a translated version of this page were made by Spanish speakers in our community. This information is very beneficial for new care partners who are struggling to cope with the changes and challenges of providing care for a loved one. Those from underserved communities would especially benefit from increased access to resources available to them.

MOVE Spanish, French, Nepali, and Swahili volunteers translated content for a multi-lingual poster and for a multi-lingual bus sign for UVA Human Resources‘ annual Open Enrollment campaign. The information helps non-native speakers understand what resources are available to them for Open Enrollment.

Upon request of UVA’s Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL), Spanish volunteers translated a flyer to distribute information about the Virginia Early Childhood Consultation (VECC) program. VECC is a newly funded program by the Virginia Department of Education available to Virginia’s early childhood programs with the highest needs (low quality teacher-child interactions).

In an effort to provide better inclusivity, outreach to multi-lingual families, and to encourage better participation, MOVE volunteers translated the Baker-Butler PTO welcome flyer into Spanish, Dari, and Mandarin.

Spanish volunteers translated slides introducing UVA Health’s Child Life services on the inpatient unit and PICU. Child Life Specialists help children cope with hospitalization and illness, and the translation will allow Spanish-speaking families to understand the resources available to them.

Spanish volunteers translated a feedback and impact survey for participants of the ReadySteps program.

Requested by the UVA School of Medicine, Spanish volunteers translated a survey collecting feedback about the food pantry in the UVA Battle Building.

Many activities and events were planned across the community for Bike Month (May), especially for kids and families. The City of Charlottesville and Safe Routes to School, among other community efforts, reached out to MOVE to share resources with as many community members as possible. A backpack flyer was sent home with every elementary school student about Bike Month happenings and free and low-cost ways to get connected to biking in the community. MOVE volunteers translated this flyer into Spanish and Dari.

A volunteer translated information to be used in a brochure that communicates details about the Central Virginia Community Justice organization, contact information, and the services the organization offers. This brochure will be circulated among the greater Central Virginia Spanish speaking population so they can have better access to community justice services.

MOVE Spanish volunteers translated a medication safety brochure and Narcan information to be handed out at community events by the UVA Health Anesthesiology community outreach team. The document provides important information on the risks, instructions, and local disposal centers.

MOVE Spanish volunteers translated a document for an Albemarle County Public School student and the student’s family regarding their graduation status. This letter informed the student and their family on graduation requirements and accommodations.

French and Spanish volunteers translated a job fair poster that advertises an apprenticeship opportunity with UVA Facilities Management.

Volunteers translated a document that will be sent to the parents of Spanish-speaking participants enrolled in the ReadyKids youth counseling program. It will help the counselor stay aware of events happening in their participants’ lives that could be relevant to their counseling/healing journey.

A volunteer translated the Albemarle County Public Schools mission statement into Tibetan.

Volunteers from the French, Spanish, Swahili, and Tibetan teams translated a document for the UVA Facilities Management Office of Occupational Health and Safety that explains the purpose of utilizing GLOBO interpretation services during the New Employee Safety Training.

Spanish, French, and Nepali volunteers translated a document aiding UVA Facilities Management employees in entering time worked into their iPhones using the iPhone Workday App. The intent is to provide tools for new associates in their native language to remove challenges to employees.

Spanish, Japanese, Swahili, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi volunteers translated the Street Sheet, a documents containing comprehensive community resources. This information is used by many schools, centers, and non-profits in the community to inform speakers of other languages about community resources.

Spanish, French, Swahili, and Nepali volunteers translated a document for UVA Facilities Management containing information about updates to its organizational values.

Farsi and Spanish volunteers translated the Central Virginia Community Justice Organization conference survey feedback form.

MOVE volunteers from the Dari and Urdu teams reviewed existing translations of a Sexual Assault Resources Agency (SARA) flyer informing individuals of the organization’s free services. This helped make resources more accessible to individuals who do not speak English as their first language.

MOVE volunteers translated the Woodbrook Elementary School English Progress Report information into Swahili and Vietnamese in order to make this information accessible to parents who speak other languages.

A volunteer on the MOVE Dari team provided in-person translation to help enroll a Dari speaker into Network 2 Work at PVCC. This allowed PVCC to provide tuition assistance and financial support while the Dari speaker completes the Commercial Driver’s License to move into high-paying, quality employment.

MOVE volunteers translated the Central Virginia Community Justice Organization conference survey feedback form into Spanish and Farsi.

MOVE volunteers ensured Latinx leaders in the UVA and local community can be recognized for their sustainability for climate action/justice efforts by translating a flyer for the Sustainability Leadership Award through the UVA Office for Sustainability.

A Swahili volunteer provided over-the-phone interpretation for a Swahili-speaker who was enrolling in the career development nonprofit through Network 2 Work at PVCC.

MOVE Spanish, French, and Swahili teams translated a recipe submission form for a digital UVA Facilities Management cookbook that will be free to all staff as a way to build community and a sense of belonging.

MOVE volunteers translated the complaint brochure into Spanish for the City of Charlottesville Office of Human Rights. This allows people with limited English proficiency to understand their rights and their ability to file a complaint of discrimination in the community, thereby making remedies for those that experience discrimination more accessible.

Volunteers from MOVE’s Spanish, Mandarin, and Hindi teams translated signage information for the Virginia Discovery Museum, allowing for a more safe and inclusive environment for all visitors.

Volunteers translated a UVA Health stroke education pamphlet with awareness on signs and symptoms and stroke prevention into Farsi.

MOVE volunteers helped to work on a a request on behalf of the Albemarle Education Association which is the sole professional association and union representing all ACPS school employees. They are fighting to have their labor rights recognized. They want custodians to be included as a bargaining group in negotiations but they need help reaching their custodians who only speak Nepali. Dozens of custodians employed by ACPS speak Nepali. With the translated documents, these workers gain dignity and respect in the workplace.

Volunteers helped to translate information about the food pantry and snack drawer for employees of UVA Facilities Management. The document was translated into Nepali, Spanish, Swahili, and Turkish.

MOVE’s Russian team translated brochures for the City of Charlottesville Office of Human Rights used to reach out to the community about the office’s services addressing allegations of discrimination in employment, housing, and access to public space, private education and credit.

Upon request of the American Red Cross, Spanish volunteers in the MOVE program translated a document providing information about a service to install free smoke alarms. This program could potentially help thousands of Spanish-speaking households to be made safer, and even save lives.

MOVE connected a Ukrainian-speaking volunteer to the Ukraine Sustainability Lab, which is completing a a project for a Ukrainian City Mayor with the goal of presenting to the State Department in early December and the project ultimately being delivered to the Ukrainian Embassy.

MOVE volunteers translated a document into Japanese which helped a family read and understand the back-to-school night flyer for Woodbrook Elementary School.

MOVE volunteers translated a document into Spanish that helps assist the Region Ten Community Services Board (CSB) create a 1-minute animated video on how parents and caregivers can talk to their kids about alcohol and other drugs. They are using this survey feedback to guide the topics that will be covered. The animated video will be spread to an audience in the combined areas of Charlottesville, Albemarle, Greene, Louisa, Fluvanna, and Nelson counties.

MOVE volunteers translated a document into Nepali, Spanish and French that will provide an equitable way to improve all UVA Facilities Management employee uniform offerings.

Volunteers from MOVE’s Spanish, Mandarin, and Korean teams translated visitor materials for the Blandy Experimental Farm of UVA’s Department of Environmental Science, which includes a 300-tree Ginkgo Grove, one of the largest in the United States. Translated information includes resources about ginkgo natural history, cultural importance, and the historical significance of the Ginkgo Grove as research orchard. The translations offers further opportunities for visitor engagement and education.

MOVE volunteers translated a document into Spanish for the Young Women Leaders Program, a mentoring program that matches middle school students with UVA undergraduates. A portion of the middle school families speak Spanish, and translating the rest of the application into Spanish helps make the program more accessible and affirming to all participants.

MOVE volunteers translated a document into Spanish to have the Men’s Leadership Project (through the UVA Women’s Center) application available to families that speak Spanish. This will help families enroll their 7th grader to be mentored by a UVA student.

A MOVE volunteer from the Spanish team translated documents for UVA Health which will be used for pediatric patients who are admitted to the hospital due to medical issues related to their eating disorder. The handouts will be used when the patient is ready to be discharged and will help guide the family on what to feed their child.

MOVE volunteers translated Spanish and Mandarin versions of a survey related to language diversity for UVA Facilities Management along with website text to promote the survey. The goal of the survey is to help Facilities Management leadership understand any barriers staff may be experiencing due to language insofar as access, advancement, equity, and inclusion.

MOVE volunteers translated library information and a welcome brochure into Spanish for the James Madison Regional Library.

MOVE volunteers translated a UVA Health document into Spanish and Arabic used to provide patients with necessary information about their procedure.

At the request of UVA Human Resources, a MOVE volunteer verified an education certification in Croatian for a new UVA employee.

MOVE volunteers translated a UVA Health education tool into Spanish for parents of children who are admitted to the hospital for stabilization in setting of anorexia nervosa. This handout helps parents guide meal times when their child is discharged home.

MOVE volunteers edited Google translations of a form that will allow UVA Facilities Management employees to request language services.

In partnership with UVA Pipelines and Pathways, MOVE volunteers provided in-person Dari interpretation for a recruitment event for UTS/CAT for a new training program called HOOS Driving at Ix Art Park.

MOVE volunteers provided Spanish translation for parts of UVA Center for Community Partnership‘s online tool, Virginia Evictors Catalog, which makes VA court information on plaintiffs filing evictions more accessible.

MOVE volunteers translated a health benefit survey for UVA Staff Senate in an effort to capture voices and perspectives of multilingual (Swahili, Turkish, French, Spanish speaking) staff who are rarely able to participate in surveys (most especially from custodial and facilities) due to their lack of access.

A MOVE volunteer helped two local families complete the Starr Hill Pathways program application by providing over-the-phone Mandarin interpretation.

MOVE volunteers translated information about English learning language opportunities for UVA Facilities Management employees.

MOVE provided the first-ever interpreter requested for a Chinese student going through the judicial process with UVA’s Honor Council.

A MOVE volunteer provided live Amharic translation for Albemarle County School parents who needed information about children in school but were put off formal translating mechanisms.

MOVE volunteers translated a survey into Dari, French, Hindi, Korean, Mandarin, and Swahili to assist applicants of the Starr Hill Pathways program.

The MOVE Spanish team translated a toolkit for starting a nonprofit business, a very popular community resource, for the Center for Nonprofit Excellence.

Requested by the National Center for Youth Law, a MOVE volunteer provided in-person Dari interpreting for an Afghan child in federal immigration custody.

MOVE volunteers translated a Charlottesville DSA flyer giving people facing eviction information about their rights in court and resources that may be able to provide legal or financial assistance.

MOVE volunteers translated a document into Spanish and Dari allowing the United Way to ask families about the preschool application process in order to improve the process in the upcoming enrollment period.

Previously, UVA Facilities Management bonus or holiday cards and emails had not been translated for multilingual employees. This year, MOVE volunteers translated a holiday card into needed languages of employees so that all benefited from and clearly understood the message.

MOVE volunteers translated a document to build engagement in the Jackson-Via Elementary School community and encourage more multilingual learners to participate in the t-shirt design process.

MOVE volunteers translated a rental agreement form for Spanish-speaking community members at Incarnation Catholic Church.

MOVE volunteers translated the most recent Street Sheet, information on comprehensive community resources in multiple languages. This information is used by many schools, centers, and non-profits in the community to inform speakers of other languages about community resources.

MOVE partnered with Sin Barreras to provide interpreters for incoming calls and requests in Spanish for education and advocacy for Charlottesville’s Latinx community.

MOVE volunteers translated a communication for the Charlottesville City Preschool Program about reporting absences and opportunities for free winter wear for Pashto-speaking parents of students.

MOVE volunteers translated a flyer into Arabic, Dari, Pashto, and Swahili to give families information about the Toy Lift charity at Venable Elementary School.

MOVE volunteers translated information about a family literacy program offered by TJACE @ PVCC for families with children in Charlottesville elementary schools.

MOVE Arabic volunteers translated a parent welcome letter for Camp Wildrock participants.

MOVE Mandarin volunteers translated a survey to assist applicants of the Starr Hill Pathways program.

MOVE Pashto volunteers translated an application for Starr Hill Pathways program, which offers youth, college, and career exploration programming.

MOVE volunteers translated a flyer promoting an education workshop (EdCamp) for multilingual families, a combined effort between PBS and Charlottesville City Schools family engagement teams.

The MOVE Spanish volunteer team translated a program evaluation document for Sin Barreras.

A MOVE volunteer provided interpretation for an Albanian-speaking family at Albemarle County Public Schools needing information about attendance.

MOVE volunteers translated a Region Ten Student Assistance Program Connect document about marijuana use (myths vs. facts).

MOVE volunteers provided interpretation during a UVA Sound Justice Lab event for recently-resettled Afghan refugees.

MOVE volunteers translated information about an opportunity for a family learning program with TJACE @ PVCC. This program supports the success of parents and children by helping parents meet their own goals and support their children’s learning.

A MOVE volunteer provided interpretation during a meeting between a UVA Facilities Management supervisor and a Nepali-speaking employee.

MOVE volunteers translated a registration form to provide food to visitors of the Loaves & Fishes food pantry.

MOVE volunteers translated brief questions for a Blue Ridge Health District survey to distribute to speakers of Mandarin, Dari, Farsi, Vietnamese, and Swahili.

MOVE connected a Vietnamese volunteer interpreter with a community member in need of assistance while applying for Medicare.

MOVE volunteers translated a Region Ten Monthly Mental Health Message from the Student Assistance Program about recognizing unhealthy behaviors in relationships into several languages.

MOVE volunteers translated a Region Ten Monthly Mental Health Message from the Student Assistance Program about goal setting into several languages.

The MOVE Spanish volunteer team translated a Natural Heritage Committee flyer describing providing information about conservation mowing.

MOVE volunteers translated a resident reviewer employment application into Pashto for the Charlottesville Public Housing Association of Residents (PHAR).

The MOVE Spanish volunteer team translated useful phrases and resources for The Haven shelter staff and clients.

In partnership with United Against Inequities in Disease at UVA (UAID at UVA), MOVE volunteers translated information about obtaining free groceries over the winter from Loaves and Fishes food pantry into Arabic, Spanish, Dari, Farsi, and Swahili.

MOVE Swahili volunteers translated information about COVID-19 vaccine scheduling for the Blue Ridge Health District.

MOVE volunteers translated a Monthly Mental Health Message from the Region Ten Student Assistance Program about e-cigarettes and nicotine.

MOVE volunteers translated COVID-19 child vaccine information for the Blue Ridge Health District.

MOVE volunteers translated a COVID intake form into Spanish for volunteers at The Haven shelter.

MOVE volunteers translated a Region Ten Monthly Mental Health Message from the Student Assistance Program on stress management.

In partnership with the Equity Center, Madison House, and Albemarle County Schools Bilingual Tutoring, MOVE volunteers helped provide emergent bilinguals and students designated as at-risk enroll in content subject classes with linguistic and culturally relevant instructional support, enabling the content to be accessible.

MOVE provided volunteer interpreters to aid in Sin Barreras‘ effort to assist with Spanish-speaking neighbors who needed help obtaining drivers’ licenses at the DMV.

MOVE volunteers translated public housing information for speakers of Dari, Russian, and Spanish for the Charlottesville Public Housing Association of Residents (PHAR).

MOVE volunteers translated COVID vaccine clinic information to speakers of Arabic, Dari, Mandarin, Nepali, Spanish, Swahili, and Vietnamese for the Blue Ridge Health District.

The MOVE Spanish volunteer team translated a Toy Lift Charities form to connect Spanish-speaking families to a children’s toy drive for the holidays.

MOVE volunteers translated a suicide prevention flyer for Albemarle High School students who speak Arabic, French, German, Mandarin, Nepali, Portuguese, Swahili, Turkish, and Vietnamese.

Every month since May 2020, MOVE volunteers translated updated information on COVID-19 and community resources in multiple languages. This information is posted to UVA Human Resources, UVA Equity Center, and many schools, centers, and non-profits in the community, such as the Health Department to inform speakers of other languages about COVID-19 and other community resources.

MOVE volunteers provided non-medical interpreting services in Farsi, Nepali, and French for the Blue Ridge Health District in the Hearthwood neighborhood during onsite vaccinations.

MOVE volunteers translated mental health tips into Vietnamese, Turkish, German, and French for Region Ten community services.

MOVE volunteers translated information about a therapeutic summer camp, Camp Holiday Trails, for children of health services workers and those with medical conditions.

MOVE volunteers translated information about an opportunity for a apprenticeship job with UVA Facilities Management into Spanish and French.

MOVE volunteers translated information about a YMCA Summer School opportunity for academic excellence into Arabic, Swahili, Spanish, and Dari.

MOVE volunteers translated a Charlottesville City Schools Summer School flyer for which there were not funds for translators.

MOVE volunteers translated documents for Albemarle County Public School teachers into Spanish, Turkish, and Dari.

MOVE volunteers translated important vaccine distribution information to speakers of French, Swahili, Arabic, Spanish, Farsi, Pashto, and Nepali for the Blue Ridge Health District.

MOVE volunteers translated a flyer with information on accessing DACA resources into Spanish for Charlottesville’s Legal Aid Justice Center (LAJC).

MOVE volunteers translated a short flyer about a local free preschool for Spanish and French speaking UVA Facilities Management employees.

MOVE volunteers translated a packet with information for multilingual families new to Albemarle County Public Schools and its online environment into Arabic, Nepali, Mandarin, and Spanish.

MOVE volunteers provided live interpreting services for Mandarin, Swahili, and French speaking UVA Facilities Management employees seeking assistance.

MOVE connected a UVA Health Medical School student with the UVA American Sign Language department to identify an ASL volunteer to assist offering services to patients in the medical center.

Volunteers translated a survey on promotion and career advancement opportunities for UVA Facilities Management employees into Spanish and French.

For the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank, MOVE volunteers proofread documents in multiple languages to make resources more accessible to communities of people who speak other languages.

In partnership with the UVA Equity Center, Madison House, and Albemarle County Schools Bilingual Tutoring, MOVE volunteers provided translation for emergent bilinguals and students designated as at-risk enrolled in content subject classes with linguistic and culturally relevant instructional support.