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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.[1]

History[edit source]

The organization was founded in 1968 by Ana Maria Rodriguez, teacher of English as a Second Language at an elementary school. La Alianza Hispana began as five temporary bilingual classes teaching English as a Second Language for Roxbury and Dorchester’s Latino Spanish-speaking population. Its first location was at 665 Dudley St, in Dorchester as a “Planning and Family Service Center in March 1969. 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. Later that year, it received $33,000 from Boston's Model Cities Program. The Model Cities Program became involved with La Alianza because they wanted to initiate a recreational program for teenagers in the area, which ended up becoming the Denison House. 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. In 1975 La Alianza became a United Way affiliate to diversify funding.[2] From 1981 to 1985, Nelson Merced was the executive director of La Alianza, improving the organization's financial standing.[3]

Objectives[edit source]

La Alianza Hispana has a Model of Intervention. They identify threats made to families and children and help rehabilitate the family unit as a whole. La Alianza manages multiple program areas, serving thousands each year. It has also developed a financial and budget management system in order to keep track of each program's record of financial activity by conducting monthly computer program-based financial reports. Through the Finance Committee, the Agency's Board of Directors creates policies and supervises staff operations.[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. So the adult illiteracy education program through La Alianza Hispana fills a significant gap in services. In 1983, La Alianza partnered with the Nuestra and Bohio Development Corporation to create a family housing project in Roxbury.

Programs[edit source]

One of the first programs developed by La Alianza Hispana was with Model Cities. They created a Small Business Development Project to help Latino businessmen in the Boston area. La Alianza Hispana offers a multitude of programs and services to the local community and its residents. These programs and services are divided by similar themes and those themes are grouped by units that provide similar services like health care or family services. Because of this, La Alianza Hispana is decentralized in structure and has many units providing many services for local residents. They include: English as a Second Language instruction became formally housed under the Education Department that was established in 1972. The Education Department also offered General Education Development test preparation courses for adults in Spanish, the first organization in Boston to do so.

Youth Development Unit was established in 1978 with the aim of expanding and focusing on youth programs. Programs have included children's services, recreation, tutoring, and involving Spanish-speaking youth in educating their friends about substance abuse and prevention. The Youth Development unit also helped organize efforts to desegregate Boston’s Public Schools in the 1970s.

The Public Health Unit was established in 1990 to focus on HIV/AIDS education and other health awareness programs.

The Latino Family Counseling Center, established in 1997, offers group and family counseling as well as behavioral health services to Latino communities. [5] Specifically, the Family Counseling Center provides services for mental health issues, sexual assault support, family reunification services, and support groups for LGBT youth and their families.

The Elderly Services Program provides services to Latino elders age 60 and up.[6] In 1997, the Adult Day Care Center opened in Roxbury to provide seniors a space to socialize. Building on this, the Center opened a second location at Parker Hill Avenue in Mission Hill in 2006. At the new location, Latino seniors have access to Latino food, can participate in activities like musical performances, and can receive health care services.

The Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative which is a program like the Alianza Hispana but more specific to the community in Dudley Street, now renamed Nubian Square.

Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation. This program helps with the community and economic development within the Hispanic community in Boston.

Casa Esperanza is a drug treatment facility helping those dealing with substance abuse.

Casa Primavera is a psycho-social transitional rehabilitation facility helping and counseling Hispanics in Boston with disabilities how to optimize their life.

Funding Resources[edit]

La Alianza has tripled its operational budget since its founding. Currently, about 5,000 clients are seen per year. The majority of the programs do not charge any fee for the services provided due to clients who suffer from extreme poverty.[7] However, there is a combination of sources that fund La Alianza Hispana's programs. For example, the Department for Social Services and the Department of Public Health provide funding for the Youth Center Unit. Besides public sources, the Alianza is also funded by private sources.[8] United Way of America is a non-profit organization that works throughout the country in partnership with charitable organizations in an effort to increase fundraising and support, provides 18% of their current funding while others provide 6-7% of the current operating costs. Today’s Work

On May 20, 2017, La Alianza Hispana opened a new location on Massachusetts Avenue near Boston Medical Center. Its current director is Marisol Amaya-Aluigi. They have expanded their services to more neighborhoods in the city of Boston like Dorchester, Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, Hyde Park, Roslindale, West Roxbury, Mattapan, East Boston. As well as neighboring Boston cities like Chelsea and Lawrence.

La Alianza Hispana has developed many programs along the way. Up to date, these services include:

Adult day time program: Helps disabled adults with social stressors, dealing with cognitive impairment, and fitness classes based on their physical health

“Familias Saludables”: Helps promote parental education, proper nutrition for school for children, and physical activities for the family as a unit

Social and Recreational Programs: Care, activities, social events, and resources for elders who are at a disadvantage. This helps promote independence, health, and access to services Wellbeing program: teaches adults habits and prevention methods for chronic illnesses In 2019, along with two other non-profit organizations, La Alianza Hispana was awarded $100,000 in grants for digital literacy education from the city of Boston’s Department of Innovation and Technology’s Digital Equity Fund.

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Gaby’s Section: Source #1 "In the News: La Alianza Hispana." Bay State Banner (1965-1979), May 06 1971, p. 5. ProQuest. Web. 25 Feb. 2021. Notes: La Alianza started out as 5 temporary bilingual classes teaching ESL at Denison House in Dorchester The start was the opening of a “Planning and Service Center” at 655 Dudley St, Dorchester, March 1, 1969 Sept 1970: Incorporated into the Roxbury Multi-Service Center and receives $33k from Model Cities program (already mentioned but for more context it’d be good to add) Source #2: La Alianza Hispana records, M055. Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections. Collection: La Alianza Hispana records. Accessed February 25, 2021. Notes: 1969: Hubie Jones, the director of the Roxbury Multiservice Center hired Frieda Garcia to work with local organizations in the Roxbury Latino community and learned about La Alianza Hispana 1970: La Alianza is incorporated to the RMSC after gaining its support for a separate Latino-specific organization and from there begins work beyond bilingual classes and expands to address needs like housing, job training, youth programs, education, poverty, etc Summer 1970: Model Cities program gives La Alianza resources to open a youth program at original Denison House location 1971: La Alianza gets support from Model Cities program, allowing for more expansion (already mentioned but to give more context in article) First established Latino-specific org in Roxbury/North Dorchester 1972: Established the Education Department offering services like teaching ESL for adults, Spanish as a second language (1972 - 1975), GED test prep for adults in Spanish, the first org in Boston to offer GED classes in Spanish 1973: changes name to La Alianza Hispana, Inc, a change from its original name La Alianza de Dorchester y Roxbury, Inc 1983: starts the Bohio Limited Partnership with the Nuestra and Bohio Development Corporation to create a family housing project in Roxbury Nelson Merced: Exec Director from 1981 - 1985 1990: Public Health Unit established to focus on AIDS education and other health awareness programs 1997: Latino Family Counseling Center established; helps in areas like mental health, sexual assault support, substance abuse programs, mentoring, family reunification and family counseling, LGBT youth support group for them and their families Youth Development Unit: provided services for Latino youth like group and individual counseling, substance abuse recovery programs which encouraged being active with activities like karate and other sports Via La Alianza’s Youth Development Unit, it helped organize efforts to desegregate Boston public schools in the 1970’s Source #3: DENITZIO, BRIAN. "BODY AND SOUL, NEWLY EXPANDED ADULT DAY CARE CENTER GROWS ON THEM: [THIRD EDITION]." Boston Globe, Feb 26 2006, p. 3. ProQuest. Web. 24 Feb. 2021. Notes: 1977: Senior Drop-In Center established to provide seniors a place to socialize 2006: Adult Day Care Center opens a new location at Parker Hill Ave in Mission Hill, an addition from its original Adult Health Day Program location in Roxbury Seniors are predominantly Latino and Spanish is dominant language, they have access to Latino food, participate in activities like musical performance, and can receive health care services at the Center Source #4: Frances Robles, Contributing R. "Activist Looks to Success of the Hispanic Community." Boston Globe (1960-1989), Aug 15 1989, p. 15. ProQuest. Web. 25 Feb. 2021. Notes: Luis Prado is executive director of La Alianza from 1986 - 1994 Source #5: "United States : $100,000 In Grants To Support Digital Equity In Boston." Mena Report, 18 Oct. 2019, p. NA. Gale Academic OneFile, www.link.gale.com/apps/doc/A603101045/AONE?u=mlin_b_bpublic&sid=AONE&xid=2cb9880a. Accessed 25 Feb. 2021. Notes: 2019: La Alianza is one of three non-profits awarded $100,000 (split between La Alianza and the other two orgs) in grants to go toward getting more Bostoninans online and teaching digital literacy skills from the city’s Department of Innovation and Technology’s Digital Equity Fund

Lourdes’ Section:

Source 1. “La Alianza Hispana - Adult Day Care, Advocacy, Aging, Case Management, Counseling, Day/Work Activity, Education, Food and Nutrition, Information/Referral, Personal Care, Recreation/Arts/Social and Leisure, Support Groups, Adult Day Health, Adult Education, After School Programs, Case Management, Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence Counseling, Family Support, Food - At Home, Job Skills, Mental Health, Nutrition, Socialization Activities in Boston Massachusetts.” DisabilityInfo.org, UMASS Medical School- Index a Program of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, 13 Aug. 2019, disabilityinfo.org/records/la-alianza-hispana/. -Services include: education, elder services, public health, family mental health services, workforce development, and youth and family services -More specific: Adult day health, advocacy, aging, case management, domestic violence/ counseling, family support, food/nutrition, job skills, mental health, recreation/ leisure -Economic development initiatives: Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation which helps with the community and economic development, Casa Esperanza which is a drug treatment facility, and Casa Primavera which is a psycho-social transitional rehabilitation facility -Operational budget: $2.5 million -Model of intervention: They identity threats made to families and children and help rehabilitate the family unit as a whole

Source 2. La Alianza Hispana records, M055. Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections. https://archivesspace.library.northeastern.edu/repositories/2/resources/821 Accessed February 26, 2021. Source 3. "In the News: La Alianza Hispana." Bay State Banner (1965-1979), May 06 1971, p. 5. ProQuest. Web. 26 Feb. 2021. -Opened: March 1, 1969 -Founded in August 1969 -First service: 5 bilingual classes at the Denison House -Funded by Model City Summer of 1970 to initiate a recreational program for teens at Denison house -Partnered with Model City Small Business Development Project to help Latino businessmen

Source 4. Valiente, Ciro. “Alianza Hispana Reafirma Su Compromiso Con La Comunidad.” El Mundo Boston, 17 May 2017, elmundoboston.com/alianza-hispana-reafirma-su-compromiso-con-la-comunidad/. -The new location on Mass Ave Near BMC -The grand opening was May 20th, 2017 -Executive Director now: Marisol Amaya-Aluigi -La Alianza Hispana, one of the oldest service agencies to the Hispanic/Latin community -Services: social services, quality education, physical health, entertainment, workforce assistance -Day time program: helps disabled adults with social stressors, dealing with cognitive impairment, and fitness classes based on their physical health -“Familias Saludables” (translation: Healthy Families)- helps promote parental education, nutrition for school for children, and physical activities for the family -Social/ Recreational Program: care, activity, social events, and resources for elders who are at a disadvantage to promote independence, health and access to services -Wellbeing program: teaches adults habits and prevention methods for chronic illnesses -Serves varying Boston communities: Dorchester, Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, Hyde Park, Roslindale, West Roxbury, Mattapan, East Boston. Outside of Boston: Chelsea and Lawrence Writing Process Ideas: Add an “events section” where we could put all of the events from the NU Archives provided by Gaby and Bay State Banner events in chronological order Add information to the “history” section and include sources in the “references” section In the objectives include the names of the initiatives found in source one of Lourdes’ list, Under programs add specific social services provided now (counseling, mental health, nutrition, domestic violence counseling, etc.) Most of Gaby’s research would go to add more details or fill in gaps in the history, programs, and funding sections

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Annotated Bibliogrphy

1. “La Alianza Hispana - Adult Day Care, Advocacy, Aging, Case Management, Counseling, Day/Work Activity, Education, Food and Nutrition, Information/Referral, Personal Care, Recreation/Arts/Social and Leisure, Support Groups, Adult Day Health, Adult Education, After School Programs, Case Management, Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence Counseling, Family Support, Food - At Home, Job Skills, Mental Health, Nutrition, Socialization Activities in Boston Massachusetts.” DisabilityInfo.org, UMASS Medical School- Index a Program of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, 13 Aug. 2019, disabilityinfo.org/records/la-alianza-hispana/.

This source helps narrow down which age range La Alianza Hispana serves, as well as an in-depth description of the population they serve. This source also helps us include more information on the initiatives La Alianza Hispana has helped established and have partnerships with, including Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (which has a Wikipedia article, so we can link it in this article), Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation, Casa Esperanza, and Casa Primavera. This source aligns with the reliability guidelines, mostly because it is not self-published and the information is published/sponsored by a reputable institution (UMASS School of Medicine). I don't think there should be additional evidence for the source, because it's known where the source is located and who it is.

2. La Alianza Hispana records, M055. Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections. https://archivesspace.library.northeastern.edu/repositories/2/resources/821 Accessed February 26, 2021.

This source gives us a detailed history of La Alianza Hispana, including the first program ever launched which was a summer program for underprivileged youth in the summer of 1970, as well as give a detailed overview of the services they provide. This source also gives us a bit more insight into the financial/ funding source that goes into this program. This source also seconds the initiatives mentioned in the previous website which gives the information more reliability. This source follows reliability guidelines because it's not self-published, it's coming from a notable/prestigious university's archive.

3. "In the News: La Alianza Hispana." Bay State Banner (1965-1979), May 06 1971, p. 5. ProQuest. Web. 26 Feb. 2021.

This source is a newspaper article that gives us an inside look at how the Alianza Hispana was talked about when it first came about (this article was published in 1971). This source also gives us information to create a stronger "History" section in the Alianza Hispana Wikipedia article by telling us the location of the first bilingual classes they provided. This source also gives us more information on the relationship between La Alianza Hispana and Model Cities Program. This source follows reliability guidelines because it is not self-published. It is a historical newspaper article. This source also coming from a widely known newspaper company Bay State Banner which keeps up with topics and interests concerning African American and Minority communities.

4. Valiente, Ciro. “Alianza Hispana Reafirma Su Compromiso Con La Comunidad.” El Mundo Boston, 17 May 2017, elmundoboston.com/alianza-hispana-reafirma-su-compromiso-con-la-comunidad/.

This source provides us with reaffirmation of a lot of information already shown to us in other sources above. This source also gives us information on the recent move the office made 3 years ago, and why they made that move. it gives us an updated number on how many people they serve in the community, and updated areas of service not included in this article already. Like 2 of the sources above it gives us the actual names of the programs they provide and not just the type type of program they provide. This article comes from a notable newspaper in the Hispanic/Latinx community. This article is not self-published although they do interview the new Director of La Alianza Hispana so it might need more evidence to support her direct quotes (which I might not include in the article anyway). I don't know if this helps with reassurance, but I am a first generation Latina whose parents are Dominican and first language is Spanish, I am fluent in Speaking, reading, and writing Spanish.

5. https://elmundoboston.com/la-alianza-hispana-estrena-nueva-locacion/

This one may be a non-traditional form of a source, but I think it's important for their logo to be represented. Pictures always give a sense of belonging and trustworthiness to Wikipedia articles. It also comes from newspaper company "El Mundo" which is a well renowned newspaper in the Hispanic/ Latinx community in Boston. The image is attached to an article that talks about La Alianza Hispana's new office grand opening