Our Crowdfunding Groups
Thank you for your interest in helping the Emory Volunteer Medical Interpretation Services. Even though the crowdfunding campaign has ended, you can still support VMIS by making a gift today!
Firstly, a huge thank you from all of us at VMIS to everyone who donated to our project and cause! Every dollar goes towards our organization and to helping limited English proficiency patients receive the care they truly deserve. Being able to communicate with your provider is at the heart of healthcare and when there is a barrier in this communication, the care one receives is compromised.
With $1800 we can guarantee another year of VMIS. Another year of VMIS means 10 newly trained medical interpreters who get sent to clinics weekly in downtown Atlanta and Clarkston, GA. The average interpreter goes to around 4 clinics a semester and helps about 4 patients a month! With 10 new interpreters, that’s over 50 patients helped a semester which is truly monumental. We appreciate everyone’s donations and for your time to read and learn about VMIS, as well as care for our mission.
Together we hope to continue working to break language barriers and help the under-served communities in Atlanta.
Thank you all for giving this VMIS fundraising initiative a great start!
Your generous donations are helping us raise $9,750 which will fully sponsor 15 students to become qualified medical interpreters in the upcoming years. Our students volunteer at weekly clinics during the semester and over the summer helping anywhere from 4-8 patients each week. To you, a huge thank you from everyone at VMIS.
Please continue to share our link with your family and friends at https://momentum.emory.edu/VMIS, or by Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, and stay up to date with VMIS by checking out our Facebook page.
Camila S Makhlouta Lugo
President, Emory VMIS
Neuroscience and Behavioural Biology B.S,
Chemistry B.A,
Emory College of Arts and Sciences ‘20
Your donation will help Emory VMIS medical interpreters facilitate patient and physician interactions and give limited-English-proficiency patients a voice they would simply not have access to without an interpreter.
You are making a really important contribution in helping Emory VMIS break the language barrier between patient and provider.
By contributing, you are helping our volunteers amplify their services to more communities in Atlanta and increase the number of patients that are able to feel comfortable in the medical setting. We appreciate the value you place on patient care and advocacy!
With this sum of money, we can cover transportation fees for one semester. This fall semester we helped over 30 patients communicate with their doctors and understand their medical conditions.
With this sum, we can cover the cost of the Medical Interpreter course, transportation to the classes, and the licensing exam for one interpreter. Many of our interpreters attend at least 4 clinics a semester, helping over 5 patients a month!
Our organization does really important and necessary work in the Atlanta community and many patients rely on our interpreters. This incredibly generous donation helps secure a future for VMIS, so we can keep sending our students to volunteer at under-served communities. Thank you!