Are you seeking materials in Haitian Creole to support clients you serve? Based on requests from providers, this blog post compiles Haitian Creole language resources to help service providers and clients navigate three crucial areas: personal safety, workplace rights, and health care access. Most resources listed below are available in additional newcomer languages as well.
Note: Switchboard prioritizes materials produced by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), other federal agencies, or trusted technical assistance projects that receive U.S. government funding. The external resources contained in this list represent the views and opinions of their original creators and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Switchboard.
Did you know Switchboard and the Cultural Orientation Resource Exchange (CORE) have published a cultural backgrounder on Haitian newcomers? Check it out here!
Safety
These multilingual resources provide useful information related to hate crimes and online safety.
- Center for Adjustment, Resilience and Recovery (CARRE)
- Staying Safe Against Hate (2024) – Arabic, Dari, English, French, Haitian Creole, Pashto, Spanish, Congolese Swahili, Somali.
- Supporting Children Impacted by Hate Incidents and Hate Crimes (2024) – Arabic, Dari, English, French, Haitian Creole, Pashto, Spanish, Congolese Swahili, Somali.
- Seven Tips to Stay Safe Online (2022) – Bengali, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dari, French, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Pashto, Portuguese, Punjabi, Spanish.
- Online Safety Tips (2022) – Bengali, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dari, French, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Pashto, Portuguese, Punjabi, Spanish.
Workplace Rights and Anti-Trafficking Protection
These multilingual resources help resettlement providers educate clients about workplace safety, labor rights, and protection from exploitation in the U.S. They include everything from basic safety posters to detailed guides about identifying trafficking risks, with many materials available as pocket-sized cards that clients can keep for reference. Providers can use these resources during employment orientations, job readiness trainings, and safety workshops to ensure clients understand their rights, can recognize warning signs of exploitation, and know how to access help.
- CARRE – Am I in a Dangerous Working Situation? (2023) – Chinese (Traditional), Dari, English, French, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Pashto, Russian, Spanish, Congolese Swahili, Tagalog, Ukrainian.
- Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), ORR – Benefits for Victims of Human Trafficking (2024) – Chinese, English, French, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese.
- HHS, Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP)
- Look Beneath the Surface: Resources for Individuals Affected by an Emergency or Disaster (2024) – English, Haitian Creole, Spanish. Although the title of this resource relates to emergencies, the content itself includes broad, anti-trafficking information.
- Look Beneath the Surface: Adult Hotline Card (2024) – English, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, French, Portuguese, Vietnamese, Haitian Creole, Tagalog, Hindi.
- Look Beneath the Surface: Youth Hotline Card (2024) – English, Spanish, French, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Lingala, Mam, Mandarin Chinese, Nepali, Portuguese, Quechua, Q’eqchi’, Russian, Tagalog, Tigrinya, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Vietnamese, K’iche’, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Hindi, Pashto, Somali, Urdu.
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – Victim Identification Pamphlet for NGOs, Faith-Based and Community Groups, and General Public (2023) – Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Dari, English, French, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Korean, Malay, Malayam, Oriya, Pashto, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Sinhala, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese.
- Department of Labor (DOL)
- Migrantworker.gov (2024) – English, Arabic, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Tagalog, Vietnamese. Page includes: Migrant Worker Rights; Wages and Hours; Workplace Safety and Health; Organizing Rights; Discrimination and Harassment; Retaliation; Trafficking; How to File a Claim.
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Haitian Creole Publications (n.d.) – Page includes:
- Job Safety and Health—It’s The Law (Poster);
- Labor Trafficking (Wallet Card);
- Whistleblower Protection: OSHA’s Whistleblower Protection Program (Fact Sheet);
- Whistleblower: Filing Whistleblower Complaints under Section 11(c) of the OSH Act of 1970 (Fact Sheet);
- Whistleblower: Retaliation for Speaking Up Is Not Ok (Poster);
- Whistleblower: Workers Have Rights (Card); and
- Workers’ Rights: Is Your Employer Putting Your Safety at Risk? (Wallet Card).
- National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) – Haitian Creole (n.d.) – Page includes:
- Employee Rights (Posters);
- Know Your Rights (Pocket Cards);
- Immigrant Employee Rights (Fact Sheet); and
- Immigrant Workers’ Rights (Webpage).
- Department of State (DOS) – Rights and Protections for Temporary Workers (n.d) – Brochure available in more than 50 languages; video available in 25 languages.
- United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) – Know Your Rights: A Guide for Survivors of Human Trafficking, Asylum Seekers, Parolees, and Immigrants (Wallet Card) (2024) – English, Haitian Creole, Spanish.
- HEAL Trafficking – Human Trafficking Self-Assessment (2020) – Arabic, Armenian, English, French, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Indonesian, Khmer, Korean, Malay, Punjabi, Russian, Simplified Cantonese, Simplified Mandarin, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Traditional Cantonese, Vietnamese, and Hmong.
Health Care Navigation
These multilingual resources help resettlement providers explain fundamental aspects of the U.S. health care system during critical touchpoints with newcomers. Providers can strategically incorporate these materials into initial orientations, health appointments, and ongoing case management to ensure clients understand essential concepts—from basic insurance navigation to emergency services.
- Multilingual Libraries – numerous health topics available
- MedlinePlus – Haitian Creole (n.d.)
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) – Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants (2023) – Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, Haitian Creole, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Urdu, Vietnamese.
Key health information by page number:
- Page 69: Overview of the U.S. health care system, including health insurance and federal/state health programs
- Page 75: Guide to home safety
- Pages 79-80: Emergency services—when to call 911, when not to call, and what happens after you call
- Pages 79-80: Emergency services—when to call 911, when not to call, and what happens after you call
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) – Pediatric Patient Education Handouts (n.d.) – Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Somali, Vietnamese. Important note: access to these resources is restricted to AAP members. Various topics in pediatric care.
- National Diabetes Education Program, National Institutes of Health (NIH) – Four Steps to Manage Your Diabetes For Life (2016) – See English version here.
- Hepatitis B Foundation – Translated Haitian Creole Materials (n.d.)
- National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM) – Know Your Rights: Important Information for Cubans and Haitians Entering the United States Regarding Medical Care (2023) – English, Haitian Creole, Spanish.
- Vermont Language Justice Project – Haitian Creole Video Playlist (2024) – Various topics; some specific to the Vermont context.
Learn More
See the below Switchboard resources for more support in serving Haitian newcomers:
