During our summit, we will:
- Convene public-sector and nonprofit leaders to discuss existing language access policies, implementation strategies, and other best practices in supporting community engagement with social services
- Build connections between social service providers and public entities for greater dialogue, resource-sharing, and programmatic partnership
- Identify infrastructure gaps relating to language access and design programmatic or policy solutions to addressing ongoing challenges in our state
Join us for our 2026 United Way of Southern Nevada’s Language Access Summit, where we will collaborate, share insights, and develop strategies to enhance language access in our community. Please see the agenda for our event below:
| Time | Agenda Item | |
| 8AM | Breakfast + Registration | |
| 9AM | Program Opens | |
| 9:30AM | Transition into Breakouts | |
| 9:45AM | Breakouts Begin | |
| Municipal Action + Public Engagement: Creating and Implementing Strong Language Access Strategies |
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| Language Access Gaps in Social Services + Educating Our Clients on Ongoing Federal Action |
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| 11AM | Transition to Second Breakouts | |
| 11:15AM | Strengthening Nonprofit, Business, and Local Government Relationships |
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| Resource-Sharing + Maintaining Organizing Networks |
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| 12PM | NETWORKING LUNCH: Celebrating our Language Access Leaders | |
| 1PM | EVENT CLOSE |
Preparing for the Summit
UWSN's Language Access Project
Learn more about UWSN $1 million Language Access Project and resources available to implement your organization's Language Access program.
2024 Summit Recap
Access our 2024 Language Access Summit Recap to learn more about what we accomplished two years ago and where we envision the work ahead!
Join our Cross-Sector Language Access Calls
Don't let the Summit be our only connection! Sign up to join our monthly language access calls by emailing henryr@uwsn.org
Frequently Asked Questions
There is free parking at the East Las Vegas Community Center and along Stewart Avenue.
Yes! Light breakfast will provided at the beginning of the summit from 9 – 9:30AM and lunch will be provided during our networking session.
During the summit, we will cover issues relating to how to maintain language access programs and services to Limited English Proficient Nevadans in the wake of federal policy changes. Participants will receive a guidebook to follow along with the resources, trainings, and breakout sessions we’ll host for the day. After the summit, a digital version of the guidebook will be available for download on this webpage.
As part of our $1 million appropriation from Congresswoman Dina Titus, we proudly to offered readily-available document translation and over-the-phone/live translation services to nonprofits and local governments. Unfortunately, this program sunsetted in 2025 and funding is no longer currently available. For more information, please visit our Language Access page.
Unfortunately, the summit will be an in-person event only, however we are more than happy to share all summit materials and notes with interested community members. Additionally, UWSN hosts our monthly Cross-Sector Language Access calls — which convenes local governments, nonprofits, and community members on a regular basis to share updates and language access resources. If you are interested in being added to those calls, please email Henry Rosas, External Affairs Manager, at henryr@uwsn.org