The Mayor's International Cabinet is the Charlotte region's primary resource for promoting international business and international communities.


Multilingual Resources
At the October 2004 Annual International Organizations Meeting, hosted by the Mayor's International Cabinet (MIC), the most pressing issue identified was communication with and between service providers and immigrant residents and communities.

As a result of this meeting, MIC has brought together interested stakeholders to form a Communications Task Force. The Task Force's first effort was to identify, gather and collate translated materials available to service providers and immigrant communities.

Click here to view the result to date of this ongoing endeavor, a Draft of a Multilingual Resource Guide in Excel Spreadsheet Form. The Resource Guide is listed in the following broad categories:

Agency Information                                Documents & Legal Services
Business Resources & Marketing           Education
Child Resources                                    Housing
Financial Information                              Public Assistance
Healthcare & Insurance                          Public Safety

You may search the database by additional criteria, such as language and sponsor type.  This is the first step in a complex process.  We hope you will find this information useful.

We welcome your input and we will appreciate your feedback. Please e-mail us any new information that you are aware is translated or other suggestions that serve the purpose of this project at mic@ci.charlotte.nc.us. 

Thank you for your assistance,

Lorne Lassiter                                   Astrid Chirinos
Executive Director                             Chairwoman
Mayor's International Cabinet              Mayor's International Cabinet

Communications Task Force Members:

Astrid Chirinos, Mayor's International Cabinet Board Chair
Jennifer Roberts, Mecklenburg County Commission
John Zitka, Public Library Charlotte-Mecklenburg County
Kelly Rogers, Corporate Communications, City of Charlotte
Keith Richardson, Corporate Communications, City of Charlotte
Delisse Thomas, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce
Maura Chavez, North Carolina Court System
Cynthia Flynn, YMCA
Jorge Nunez, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Carmen Mendoza Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department
Roger Kortekaas, Mecklenburg County
Willie Ratchford, Community Relations Committee
Dr. Nini Bautista, Carolinas Asian Chamber of Commerce
Lorne Lassiter, Mayor's International Cabinet Executive Director