La Alianza Hispana is a social service agency founded in 1969 by residents of Roxbury/ North Dorchester to support Boston's Hispanic population.
La Alianza advocates for equal access to services and public resources for the Hispanic Community by combating the effects of discrimination, poverty and challenges of migration.
La Alianza Hispana began as five temporary bilingual classes teaching English as a Second Language for Roxbury and Dorchester’s Latino Spanish-speaking population.
[2] In September 1970, La Alianza Hispana was incorporated by the Roxbury Multiservice Center after gaining its support for a separate Latino-specific organization and from there began work beyond bilingual classes and expanded to address needs like housing, job training, youth programs, education, and poverty.
Since its founding, its main goals have been to support the needs of low-income Spanish speaking immigrants —mainly those that live in the Roxbury and Dorchester neighborhoods of Boston.
[1] The organization has collaborative agreements with other institutions such as Roxbury Community College, Project AFRIC and the University of Massachusetts.
Although these partnerships have influenced and helped disadvantaged and homeless women, none of these address the importance of literacy training to clients.
La Alianza Hispana offers a multitude of programs and services to the local community and its residents.
Programs have included children's services, recreation, tutoring, and involving Spanish-speaking youth in educating their friends about substance abuse and prevention.
[6] Casa Primavera is a psycho-social transitional rehabilitation facility helping and counseling Hispanics in Boston with disabilities how to optimize their life.
The majority of the programs do not charge any fee for the services provided due to clients who suffer from extreme poverty.
Helps disabled adults with social stressors, dealing with cognitive impairment, and fitness classes based on their physical health.