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We speak your language

Cultural Diversity Resources serves a community that speaks dozens of languages. Interpreting is free for every CDR program, and our Metro Interpreters Resource Center has supplied certified interpreters to the Fargo-Moorhead area since 1996.

Call (701) 318-0555Request an interpreter
Need help in another language? Call (701) 318-0555 and ask for an interpreter. Interpreting is free for CDR programs. Organizations that need certified interpreters can contact the Metro Interpreters Resource Center (MIRC) at 701-526-3000.

Help is available in your language

Choose your language below. Each notice explains how to reach us.

  • EspañolSpanish

    Podemos ayudarle en español. Llame al (701) 318-0555 y pida un intérprete. La interpretación es gratuita.

    (701) 318-0555

  • العربيةArabic

    يمكننا مساعدتك باللغة العربية. اتصل على الرقم (701) 318-0555 واطلب مترجماً. خدمة الترجمة مجانية.

    (701) 318-0555

  • SoomaaliSomali

    Waxaan kaa caawin karnaa Af-Soomaali. Wac (701) 318-0555 oo codso turjubaan. Turjumaadda waa bilaash.

    (701) 318-0555

  • Kurdî / کوردیKurdish

    Em dikarin bi Kurdî alîkariya we bikin. Telefon bikin (701) 318-0555 û wergêrekî bixwazin. Wergerandin belaş e.

    (701) 318-0555

  • नेपालीNepali

    हामी तपाईंलाई नेपालीमा सहयोग गर्न सक्छौं। (701) 318-0555 मा फोन गर्नुहोस् र दोभाषे माग्नुहोस्। दोभाषे सेवा निःशुल्क छ।

    (701) 318-0555

  • KiswahiliSwahili

    Tunaweza kukusaidia kwa Kiswahili. Piga simu (701) 318-0555 na uombe mkalimani. Huduma ya ukalimani ni bure.

    (701) 318-0555

  • Tiếng ViệtVietnamese

    Chúng tôi có thể hỗ trợ quý vị bằng tiếng Việt. Hãy gọi (701) 318-0555 và yêu cầu thông dịch viên. Dịch vụ thông dịch miễn phí.

    (701) 318-0555

Speak another language? Call us anyway. MIRC interprets in more than twenty languages, and we will find the right person.

Since 1996

Metro Interpreters Resource Center

The Metro Interpreters Resource Center (MIRC) was developed to provide coordinated training and administrative support for a network of certified and professional bilingual interpreters to serve individuals with limited English proficiency in Cass and Clay counties. Our mission is to serve as an interpreters resource in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota.

  • Organize and coordinate annual interpreter training workshops to certify bilingual individuals as professional community interpreters serving residents and agencies in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota.
  • Create, maintain, and update a list of certified professional interpreters for MIRC members.
  • Conduct basic interpreter training, including the code of ethics, for beginners, and refresher classes for professional interpreters.
  • Supply area schools, businesses, clinics, and courts with high-quality interpreters wherever communication must be had.

Contact MIRC

Call 701-526-3000 or email mirc@culturaldiversityresources.org. Scheduled by request for schools, courts, medical systems, agencies, and private businesses.

Languages most commonly requested

  • Amharic
  • Arabic
  • Bosnian
  • Dinka
  • Farsi
  • French
  • German
  • Kinyarwanda
  • Kirundi
  • Krahn
  • Kurdish
  • Liberian English
  • Mandarin
  • Nepali
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • Somali
  • Spanish
  • Swahili
  • Vietnamese
  • West African languages

Dialects most commonly requested

  • Ewe and Min
  • Dari
  • Czech
  • Sorani and Badini
  • Krahn and Grebo
  • Creole

Translated materials

Guides in your language

CDR's printable list of free food banks and pantries in Fargo-Moorhead, translated into ten languages.

More translated resources, including English classes and citizenship preparation, are listed under Newcomer and Immigrant Resources.

Our multilingual roadmap

What we are translating first

Because CDR serves a culturally and linguistically diverse community, multilingual access is part of our long-term website strategy. Rather than translate everything at once, we are prioritizing the information people need most, in the languages we serve most often: Arabic, Somali, Spanish, Kurdish, Nepali, Swahili, and Vietnamese.

  1. 1Program information
  2. 2Application and registration instructions
  3. 3Community resources
  4. 4Contact information
  5. 5Self-sufficiency resources

Frequently asked questions

Is interpreting free when I use a CDR program?

Yes. When you sign up for any CDR program, tell us your preferred language and we will arrange an interpreter at no cost to you.

How do I request an interpreter for my school, clinic, court, or business?

Call the Metro Interpreters Resource Center at 701-526-3000 or email mirc@culturaldiversityresources.org. Interpreters are scheduled by request and are available for schools, courts, medical systems, agencies, and private businesses.

How do I become an interpreter?

MIRC trains and certifies bilingual community members as professional interpreters. Contact MIRC to ask about the next training workshop.

Will this website be available in other languages?

Multilingual access is part of CDR's long-term website plan. We are prioritizing program information, application and registration instructions, community resources, contact information, and self-sufficiency resources first.