La Alianza Hispana continues to be the lead agency for
Boston’s Latino Community
Founded in 1971 in Roxbury, Massachusetts La Alianza Hispana has
fostered the development of other organizations to meet the growing
need of the Latino community.
La Alianza Hispana is a community based nonprofit organization
serving the Latino community and all residents of the surrounding
neighborhoods. Our goal is to empower individuals and families,
strengthen communities and develop leaders through high-quality
education and social services, advocacy and community organizing.
Intended Impact
La Alianza Hispana’s primary focus is to
serve Latino families who live in the
surrounding neighborhoods and to help them
develop the emotional, cultural, educational,
and employability skills needed to become
active and productive members of their
community.
Our overarching goal is to empower individuals and families, strengthen communities and
develop leaders through high-quality education and social services, advocacy and
community organizing. Our services are culturally and linguistically integrated in our
community.
People and families are the heart of our work, and our impact is measured in the
number of individuals and families who have: stabilized their lives, developed healthy
parenting styles, are living independent, healthy lives, and have obtained sustainable
employment.
Organized into four service areas, each under the La Alianza Hispana brand identity: 1) La
Alianza Hispana Mental and Public Health, 2) La Alianza Hispana Workforce and Education, 3)
La Alianza Elder and Adult services, and 4) the greater community
Community and Public Health
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Prenatal health
Women’s health
Parent mentor
Girl’s development
Teen health preservation
Health Education
Elder and Adult Programs
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Senior socialization program
Adult day health
Art and Other Therapies
Nutrition and food services
Workforce and Education
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ESOL (contextualized)
Computer training
Workforce skills
Workplace development
The Greater Community
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Community Building
Leadership development
Partnerships
Events, education and promotion
Research
Volunteer opportunities
Advocacy
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La Alianza Hispana Program and Service Description
Family Support Services
The department provides bilingual and culturally
competent mental health and family support services to
the community within Boston and its surrounding areas.
We conduct our clinical social work and intensive case
management through a strengths-based, family-centered
and collaborative approach. Our comprehensive
services aim to empower individuals and families to
successfully overcome various behavioral and mental
health, as well as systemic challenges.
Family and Community Health services offers youth
and families support in dealing with poverty,
homelessness, HIV/AIDS and responding to social
determinants of health challenges through education
and case management.
¡Cuídate! (Take Care of Yourself) is our youth outreach
and training prevention program to enable Latino teens to
reduce HIV and related infection risks acquired through
sexual activity. Another focus of the program is to prevent
pregnancy. Youth receive help about prevention and learn
practical decision-making and relationship building skills.
Girls Moving Forward provides ongoing educational peer
groups for adolescent girls 13-17. They have opportunities to
build healthy relationships, engage in conflict resolution,
increase self-esteem, and experience the positive benefits of
feeling to connected to others. We provide an environment
where girls can practice expressing feelings, learn effective
coping skills, and receive positive messages about being female.
La Alianza Hispana and the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Campaign This Summer
La Alianza Hispana joins HCFA and nine other communitybased outreach organizations in an outreach and education
campaign to reach and educate the Latino (Spanish) programs
across the Commonwealth. The campaign consists of
presentations, trainings, and providing information referral
Help Line.
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La Alianza Hispana Program and Service Description
Boston Healthy Start Initiative’s goal is to reduce the
infant mortality rate in Boston. BHSI case managers
provide services to pregnant women. The focus is helping
mother obtain services, offering emotional support, and
providing information on how to care for themselves &
their children.
Parent Mentors and Parenting Group offer support
and education to parents while connecting them to
community resources. The parent mentors also provide
advocacy services. The Parenting Group fosters effective
parenting and self-care skills. Lessons are designed to
build self-awareness, to reduce stress, and to increase
levels of empathy and self esteem.
Elder and Adult Day Programs
The department provides culturally appropriate daily care for
the elderly and other adults in need of services, and related
supports for their families. We provide a vibrant hub where
Latinos connect with each other, engage in healthy lifestyle
activities, and participate in civic and community life. The
department delivers bilingual services focused on
preventative medicine, medical monitoring, therapeutic
services, and social / recreational activities for individuals
who are at least 40 years of age. Our goal is to maximize
and/or sustain participant’s cognitive abilities and overall independence and productivity.
Senior Art Therapy uses arts and crafts activities to help
participants to resolve issues as well as develop and
manage their behaviors and feeling, reduce stress and
improve self –esteem, reduce depression and awareness.
Senior Social and Recreation program provides
companionship, networking with other Latino seniors,
individual and group counseling The multi-faceted
program includes arts, crafting, music and sing a- long,
reading and discussion groups, card and table games,
sharing stories, bingo, computers, EOSL classes, special parties, and exercises. Nutritious
meals, translation/interpretations and case management and referral services are part of the
offerings.
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La Alianza Hispana Program and Service Description
Education/Workforce Development
In partnership with business, education,
community development, government,
philanthropy leaders, and community residents
and workers we are pursuing an initiative to
strengthen the Latino community while
transforming local economies through the
development and implementation of
comprehensive and innovative workforce and
education strategies. The major thrust of our
initiative is comprised of linkages between
lifelong learning, workforce development,
access to and expansion of critical resources,
and multiple service delivery models. Providing English language learning is a central
operating focus on the department, but what is critical is connecting these skills to others
needed for successful work, family and community life.
ESOL Workplace Home Health Care Program
La Alianza Hispana is the educational partner of home health care aide trainees and employees
from Guardian HealthCare and The Caribbean Foundation. This contextualized ESOL
curriculum integrates the terminology and context of home health aide activities with the
language acquisition to improve patient and provider communication and customer service. It
adds to the employers’ benefit as these employees and trainees become bilingual and expand
the level of service rendered to the home bound patient customers in need of this support.
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La Alianza Hispana Program and Service Description