The Language Access Act of 2004 names three of the Mayor’s Constituency Offices as Consultative Agencies: the Mayor’s Office on African Affairs (MOAA), Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (MOAPIA), and Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs (MOLA). They perform several functions:
- Providing insight to assist with the development of Biennial Language Access Plans;
- Furnishing demographic data on their respective communities;
- Conducting outreach directly to limited and non-English proficient communities as well as assistance with the outreach initiatives of covered entities with major public contact;
- Contributing language expertise in the development of quality control instruments;
- Providing technical assistance to D.C. hiring authorities, such as the Department of Human Resources, regarding the recruitment and hiring of bilingual public contact personnel; and
- Referring the language access concerns of their constituents to the appropriate parties, i.e., the Language Access Coordinator or Point of Contact, and ultimately, the Language Access Program Director.
Below are the contact information for each consultative agency:
Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs
2000 14th St, NW 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-671-2825
Email: [email protected]
Mayor's Office on African Affairs
2000 14th Street NW, Suite 401
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-727-5634
Email: [email protected]
Mayor's Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs
441 4th St, NW, Suite 721 North
Washington, D.C. 20001
Phone: 202-727-3120
Email: [email protected]