State Offers Services Focused on Spanish-Speaking Community

Over the last two days, the Commonwealth has made it easier for those whose primary language is Spanish to gain essential government services.

On Friday the Governor’s Office announced that text alerts related to COVID-19 are now available in Spanish. Users can subscribe to the Spanish-language service by texting COVIDMAESP to 888-777.

The Spanish-language text alerts are the latest effort from the Commonwealth to deliver crucial COVID-19 information to non-English speakers. All of Mass.Gov (including Mass.Gov/COVID19) is available in 13 different languages, and the Commonwealth’s non-emergency help line, 2-1-1 is available in over 150 languages. Several agencies, including the Department of Public Health and the Department of Unemployment Assistance, offer additional fact sheets available in multiple languages.

Today the Governor announced a new online portal, in Spanish, is now available for those seeking unemployment benefits.

The new, secure application for Spanish speakers is available through [mass.gov/desempleo]mass.gov/desempleo, the Spanish language website for unemployment in Massachusetts.