Found in Translation, Inc.
Mell (Melanie) Burke has extensive experience in leadership and program management within the social services sector. Currently serving as Division Director and Program Director at Justice Resource Institute since April 2005, Mell also volunteers at Found in Translation, Inc. since September 2011. Previous roles include House Manager at Rediscovery, Inc. from April 2005 to October 2008 and Associate Director of Operations at the National Youth Leadership Forum from April 2002 to March 2005. Starting as a Group Care Worker II at the Department of Youth Services from October 1999 to June 2002, Mell's educational background includes a Master of Public Administration from Suffolk University and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
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Found in Translation, Inc.
Found in Translation, located in Boston, Massachusetts, has a two-fold mission: 1. To give low-income bilingual women an opportunity to achieve economic security through the use of their language skills 2. To reduce racial, ethnic, and linguistic disparities in health care by unleashing bilingual talent into the workforce Our Language Access Fellowship program is designed to level the playing field for talented, driven low-income and homeless bilingual women: It is free-of-charge; includes common-sense supports such as on-site childcare, transportation assistance, mentoring, and career coaching; and leads directly into jobs paying $25/hr+. Agents of change The advantage of this approach is that our students and their families are not the sole populations that benefits from our services. We transform program participants into agents of change, helping them to move from the margins of society into positions that enable them to give back to their own communities by providing language access to vulnerable Limited English speakers. As medical interpreters, our graduates advance equality in healthcare access, improve patient outcomes, and save lives. Further, they reduce healthcare costs and save taxpayer dollars by preventing medical errors and inefficiencies.