Vermont Language Justice Project

What Vermont Language Justice Project does

Vermont Language Justice Project (VLJP) is a Burlington, Vermont-based nonprofit organization founded in 2020 as the Vermont Multilingual Coronavirus Task Force and rebranded in 2022 to reflect its expanded mission. The organization produces multilingual public service videos co-produced with trusted community members from Vermont's refugee, migrant, and immigrant communities, covering health, safety, legal rights, and everyday life navigation in 22 languages. Content is distributed through YouTube (441,945+ views and 2,782 subscribers as of May 17, 2026), WhatsApp, QR-coded printable flyers, social media, and a network of over 200 community partner organizations across healthcare, government, social services, and legal aid.

VLJP's core product is the iFY (Information For You) mobile app, launched in May 2025 on both iOS and Android. The app is free, requires no account creation, and does not collect personal user data; it organizes hundreds of videos by language and category. The broader offering portfolio includes a multilingual video library, a Know Your Rights video series, flood emergency response videos (produced in 16 languages within 24 hours during the July 2023 Vermont floods), and Solar Eclipse 2024 educational videos including ASL content. The embedded technology stack is straightforward: a mobile app distributed via Apple App Store and Google Play, YouTube-hosted video content, WhatsApp for audio distribution, and Google Analytics for anonymous app usage metadata.

VLJP operates as a grant- and donation-funded nonprofit with 1-10 employees. Revenue flows through donations routed via GiveLively (United Ways of Vermont) and grants including from the Vermont Department of Mental Health. There are no paid pricing tiers and no revenue from end users. Founder and Director Alison Segar leads the organization, with named contributors such as Mona Tolba for Arabic-language content. The customer base is bifurcated: end users are refugees, im/migrants, asylees, migrant farmworkers, and Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities; institutional users are the 200+ partner organizations that distribute content to their constituents.

Name

Vermont Language Justice Project

Legal name

Vermont Language Justice Project

Website

https://vtlanguagejustice.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Vermont Language Justice Project is a Burlington, Vermont-based nonprofit that produces multilingual public service videos in 22 languages for refugees, immigrants, and asylees, distributing content via YouTube, WhatsApp, the iFY mobile app, and over 200 community partner organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Language Access and Community Outreach Media

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Accessible Media Production (Alt Formats, Captioning, Audio Description) (EDALAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Training, Safety & Compliance Video (MPADAEAM), Disability Rights & Accessibility Advocacy (BPAGAFAF), Special Education & Accessibility-Optimized Media (UDL, AAC, Captioning) (EDAGALAH)

Keywords

• Multilingual public messaging
• Language access services
• Community video production
• Refugee outreach media
• Multilingual mobile app

Headquarters

HQ city

Burlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: VLJP operates as a nonprofit organization funded through donations and grants. The website mentions a donation link through GiveLively (United Ways of Vermont).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Vermont Language Justice Project produces and distributes multilingual public service videos covering health, safety, legal rights, and everyday life navigation for refugees, migrants, immigrants, and asylees in Vermont. Videos are co-produced with trusted community members in 22 languages and distributed through the iFY mobile app, YouTube, WhatsApp, and a network of over 200 community partners.

Product overview

Vermont Language Justice Project operates a multi-product platform centered on multilingual public service video content. The core offering is the iFY (Information For You) mobile app, which serves as a discovery and viewing interface for the organization's video library spanning 22+ languages. Videos cover critical topics including health information, legal rights, emergency preparedness (flooding, eclipse), and everyday navigation of life in the USA. Content is co-produced with refugee, migrant, and immigrant community members and distributed through YouTube, WhatsApp, and community partnerships with over 200 organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• iFY: Information For You (iFY) mobile app launched in 2025, providing multilingual video access for refugees, im/migrants, and asylees across 17+ languages on iPhone and Android.

Products and services

• iFY Mobile App Free, lightweight mobile phone app available for iPhone and Android that allows users to access hundreds of multilingual public service videos organized by language and category. No account creation or data tracking required, making it accessible for Limited English Proficient and privacy-conscious users.
• Multilingual Video Library Public service videos co-produced with community members from refugee, migrant, and immigrant communities, covering health, safety, rights, and navigation of everyday life in the USA. Available in 22+ languages including ASL, distributed via YouTube playlists organized by language.
• Know Your Rights Video Series Legal and rights-based video resources covering immigration rights, interactions with ICE, housing rights, H-2A visa information, family preparedness plans, and traffic stop procedures in multiple languages.
• Flood Emergency Response Videos Emergency flooding safety videos produced within 24 hours of the July 2023 Vermont state of emergency, covering 16 languages initially with ongoing flood-related content addressing flooding safety guidance for community members.
• Solar Eclipse 2024 Videos Educational videos explaining what a solar eclipse is, safety procedures, and what to expect during the April 8, 2024 eclipse, including an ASL version that was viewed over 2,800 times by Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities.
• VLJP YouTube Channel Video hosting and distribution platform on YouTube with language-specific playlists for 22+ languages. As of May 17, 2026, the channel had 441,945+ views and 2,782 subscribers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 441,945+ YouTube views and 2,782 subscribers as of May 2026
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• New Farms for New AmericanscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 July 2023In the 2023 flood response, New Farms for New Americans needed immediate widespread communication with farming communities. VLJP produced a public service announcement in 16 languages within less than 24 hours.
• VT Professionals of Color NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVLJP serves as an invaluable resource and partner to advance prosperity for BIPOC communities, including rapid flood information distribution during emergencies. Their ASL and English videos have been indispensable for members.
• UVM Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVermont is one of the highest per capita refugee resettlement states with over 20 languages spoken. VLJP provides critical multilingual resources for the hospital's Pediatric Global Health and New American Program.
• Bridges to HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to ensure migrant workers across Vermont have equitable access to health information. VLJP videos help communicate health guidance and test kit instructions to workers.
• U.S. Committee For Refugees and Immigrants Vermont Field OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUSCRI Vermont is proud of collective work disseminating critical pandemic information videos and voice recordings as a member of the Task Force to refugee and immigrant communities statewide.
• Association of Africans Living in Vermont (AALV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAALV works with VLJP to ensure Limited English Proficient communities receive life-saving messages in culturally and linguistically appropriate formats.
• Vermont Department of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVLJP collaborated with the Mental Health Collaborations Director to create a mental health series for individuals from different cultures and backgrounds, producing videos to ensure essential mental health information reaches across Vermont.
• Office of the Health Care AdvocatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to ensure everyone in Vermont can access free health assistance regardless of language spoken. VLJP helped develop outreach videos in 13 languages.
• United Way of Northwest VermontcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Working Bridges and Common Good Vermont programs to achieve increased health equity by disrupting language barriers to health insurance and healthcare.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Switchboard: Switchboard (formerly Refugee Center Online) provides a one-stop resource hub and information services for refugees, asylees, and immigrants in the U.S. Directly comparable to VLJP in serving language-access newcomer populations with curated, translated information and partner referrals.
• WITNESS: WITNESS is a global human rights video advocacy and training organization that equips community partners to produce and use video for social change. Comparable to VLJP in its community-led, video-first approach to making rights and critical information accessible to marginalized populations.
• USAHello: USAHello is a digital resource platform for refugees, asylees, and immigrants in the U.S., offering translated information across topics from daily life to legal rights. Closely mirrors VLJP's mission of delivering essential information in multiple languages to newcomers, though with primarily text-based rather than video content.
• StoryCorps: StoryCorps is a nonprofit that records and shares personal stories from people across the U.S., with a focus on amplifying voices from underrepresented communities. Comparable to VLJP in its community-driven content model, nonprofit structure, and use of accessible media to surface unheard perspectives.
• New American Media (Pacific News Service): New American Media is a nonprofit news and media organization covering immigrant and ethnic communities in the U.S. Comparable to VLJP in producing multilingual content for refugee and immigrant audiences and bridging mainstream institutions with language-access populations.

Regional players

• Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians: Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians provides immigrant integration services, workforce support, and language-access resources across Greater Philadelphia. Comparable to VLJP in supporting immigrant communities with accessible information and partner-driven services, but operating in a different state with a workforce-development focus.
• Puentes New Orleans: Puentes is a New Orleans-based nonprofit advancing language access and immigrant justice through community programs. Comparable to VLJP in centering language justice and serving newcomer communities with accessible, culturally appropriate resources, though primarily active in Louisiana.

Broad incumbents

• International Rescue Committee (IRC): The IRC is one of the largest refugee resettlement and humanitarian assistance organizations in the U.S. Comparable to VLJP in serving newly arrived refugees with health, safety, and rights information, but as part of a much broader service portfolio spanning resettlement, education, and economic empowerment.
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS): PBS operates a national public-service broadcasting platform that produces educational and instructional content for broad audiences, including programming in multiple languages. Comparable to VLJP in producing non-commercial educational media for public benefit, but at much larger scale and broader scope.

Emerging players

• EthnoMed: EthnoMed is a University of Washington program providing multilingual health information and cultural context for immigrant and refugee communities. Comparable to VLJP in producing language-access health and safety content for newcomer populations, though focused primarily on clinical materials.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC3zjPpeFnXqvESr1y3d4DvQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/vtlanguagejusticeproject

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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