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<br />Demographics <br />^ Orange County had a population of 118,000 according to the Census of 2000. <br />^ 4.5% of that population was Hispanic. <br />^ 4.1 % was Asian. <br />^ 11 % of the total population spoke a language other than English at home. <br />^ 19% of Spanish speaking households were linguistically isolated. <br />^ 34% of Asian Pacific Islander households were linguistically isolated. <br />What is Orange County doing to address this issue? <br />Orange County Departments <br />(OCD) <br />OCD were asked to identify resources and barriers to serving LEP communities. The <br />items listed below reflect the top resources and barriers identified by those Deparments. <br />Resources <br />^ LEP Coordinator <br />- S urvey <br />Spanish Assessment Tool <br />-Report <br />Resources <br />^ Spanish-speaking employees <br />^ Contract interpreters, translators, and language line <br />^ Translated materials <br />^ Community volunteers <br />Barriers <br />^ Language <br />^ Culture <br />^ Lack of adequate community contacts <br />^ Lack of enough Spanish-speaking staff <br />^ Fear <br />According to surveyed Orange County Departments, the County serves <br />^ Average 430 Latinos a week <br />^ Average 1, 720 Latinos a month <br />^ Average 20,640 Latinos a year <br />Recommendations <br />^ Build staff capacity to provide service to LEP communities by hiring more individuals that <br />speak mare than one language and increase training for existing employees . <br />^ Provide notice to LEP communities that service is available. <br />^ Increase representation of LEP communities on volunteer advisory boards and commissions. <br />^ Strengthen policies designed to reduce the impact of language and cultural barriers for LEP <br />communities. <br />