{"id":9015,"date":"2021-09-13T16:48:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T16:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/?post_type=cde-knowledge-base&#038;p=9015"},"modified":"2025-08-27T09:17:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:17:12","slug":"planning-and-implementation","status":"publish","type":"cde-knowledge-base","link":"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/en\/knowledge-base\/language-access\/planning-and-implementation\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning and implementation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9015\" class=\"elementor elementor-9015 elementor-10530\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11186e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default tf-sticky-section tf-sticky-no\" data-id=\"11186e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tf_sticky&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-633dd87c\" data-id=\"633dd87c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ce8c6ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ce8c6ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Planning and implementation<\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In our efforts to assist and accommodate survivors with limited English proficiency (LEP), s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">exual and domestic violence programs have largely operated reactively when it comes to providing language access. We respond to survivors one at a time and find ways to support their participation in the programs when the need arises. Even programs that already primarily serve survivors with LEP may find themselves challenged when a survivor who speaks a different language than the one used by the program tries to access services.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relying on a patchwork of ad-hoc communication methods is guaranteed at some point to make advocates feel ineffective or frustrated and survivors feel isolated, lonely, and confused. The lack of a proactive plan for meeting the language needs of survivors with LEP can undermine meaningful access to services, limit their options, and compromise their safety.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A language access plan should grow and evolve with your organization and changing community realities. It is an ongoing process that can have transformative results.<\/span><\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12684\" src=\"https:\/\/ogsite.kinsta.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Group-766.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Group-766.png 610w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Group-766-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Group-766-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Group-766-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/esperanzaunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Group-766-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0702df7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default tf-sticky-section tf-sticky-no\" data-id=\"0702df7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tf_sticky&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35b1f82\" data-id=\"35b1f82\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93ac812 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93ac812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 200;\">Last updated 2021<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planning and implementation In our efforts to assist and accommodate survivors with limited English proficiency (LEP), sexual and domestic violence programs have largely operated reactively when it comes to providing language access. 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