Language is the road map of a culture.

It tells you where its people come from and where they are going”

-Rita Mae Brown

The power of language is undeniable. Language is tool humans have used to build communities, discover new places and nurture connection, globally. Reliable Language Resources is an interpreting and translation company that was established in 2018 by our Founder and executive director, Rakiya Mohamed. Our founder came to America at the age of 6, where she learned the English language in school, while still honoring her first language, Somali at home. Speaking multiple languages from a young age strengthened Rakiya’s commitment to service and community. Providing professional interpreting and translations services like her parents did before, Rakiya witnessed first hand the communication barriers that people faced daily. Providers, teachers, therapists and more could not effectively communicate with those who needed support.

This is the origin story of Reliable Language Resources and the core of our “why?”. The mission of this agency is simple; Bridge the lingual gap in our communities by offering authentic, high quality interpreting and translation services to our communities and partners. There are so many organizations and institutions available to anyone seeking support, but their resources are limited or completely inaccessible to non-english or limited-english speakers. RLR is here to provide language resources and services to increase the efficacy of existing support systems.

RLR, we provide interpreting, and translations services. 

Interpreting services: In-person or virtual services in which verbal conversations, speeches or presentations are translated from English to the native or preferred other language.

Translation services: The service of translating a written communication from English to a preferred other language.