When you need a translator in order to be understood, trust is everything. There’s real vulnerability in relying on someone to accurately relay your meaning, tone, and intention in a language you don’t understand—and there’s security and comfort in being able to trust that your interpreter is both skilled and caring enough to get it right. Through Pinpoint, IINE’s in-house interpretation service, IINE staff frequently rely on interpreters of speech and [...]

By Alexandra Weber, Senior Vice President and Chief Advancement Officer at the International Institute of New England Public conversations around immigration policy are becoming more heated, politicized, and, dangerously, filled with inaccuracies. Educating ourselves on immigration policy, the immigration process, the level of support refugees and immigrants receive, and how they pay that support back in dividends—and then sharing this information with others—can help create a more honest narrative and a [...]