On Thursday, August 24th, Found in Translation’s Executive Director Divya Chaturvedi participated as a panelist at the 2023 Language Equity Symposium, hosted by the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. This was the second annual convening of experts from across the healthcare continuum to discuss best practices and advancements in language…

On Saturday, August 26th, Found in Translation hosted a first-of-its-kind, in-person gathering with a dual purpose – to celebrate the accomplishments of the recently graduated Spring Class of 2023 while warmly welcoming the new students of the Fall Class of 2023 who are set to begin their studies in September. Over 25 program participants across…

Congratulations, Spring Class of 2023! On July 29th, Found in Translation held the program celebration for our most recent class of medical interpreters – the Spring Class of 2023! The Spring Class of 2023 began in late March, and ran through the summer. This was Found in Translation’s fourth training to take place primarily on…

On July 29th, Found in Translation held the program celebration for our most recent class of medical interpreters – the Spring Class of 2023! The Spring Class of 2023 began in late March, and ran through the summer. This was Found in Translation’s fourth training to take place primarily on Zoom, however this class had…

Dear friends,  Last spring, Found in Translation announced the beginning of an Executive Director search to identify a new leader. After an extensive search process, we are pleased to announce that Divya Chaturvedi has been selected as our new Executive Director, and officially joined the organization on May 1st, 2023. She succeeds Found in Translation’s…

Read the intro from Interim Executive Director, Kelly Lynch here: 2022 was a particularly momentous year for Found in Translation. We expanded to two cycles per year, welcomed our 10th and 11th classes of interpreters, and saw our passionate and talented alumnae community grow to over 300 members. The small but mighty team of three…

Last Saturday afternoon, recent graduates of Found in Translation’s Fall Class of 2022 came together in person to celebrate their hard-earned achievements. Our newest alumnae gathered with their families, staff, volunteers and their fellow alumnae at a community space in Brighton, and everyone enjoyed food, music, and taking photos in front of the photo wall.…

We are excited to share that Found in Translation has received a 3-year, $150,000 grant from the Tufts Medical Center! In response to their Community Health Needs Assessment carried out last year (which included a focus group of Found in Translation alumnae), TMC has issued grants to local nonprofits supporting behavioral health, financial security and…

On February 25th, Found in Translation held the program celebration for our most recent class of medical interpreters – the Fall Class of 2022! If it seems like just yesterday we were celebrating the Spring Class of 2022 – that is because we (kind of) were! In 2022, Found in Translation doubled the frequency of…

Dear friends, When I joined the team at Found in Translation just over seven years ago, we were a staff of three operating out of our tiny shared office in Cambridge, led by our inimitable Founder and Executive Director, Maria Vertkin. Found in Translation had just celebrated the graduation of our fourth class of Language…