Alliance for Multicultural Community Services is founded through a union of Cambodian, Ethiopian, Laotian and Vietnamese refugee organizations
The agency is incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation under the name of Refugee Services Alliance; begins to offer adjustment counseling services to refugees in Harris County
Begins offering employment & self-sufficiency services
The Alliance becomes a Resettlement Agency affiliated with ECDC (Ethiopian Community Development Council) which has a cooperative agreement with the Department of State and the Office of Refugee Resettlement
The interpretation program launches, later to be known as the Alliance Language Network. The Alliance also introduces Adult Education and Workforce Training programs
The agency changes its name from Refugee Services Alliance (RSA) to Alliance for Multicultural Community Services. Became the first nonprofit in the nation to open a Driver’s Education program for refugees
The Alliance begins providing youth services with our Youth Empowerment program. In 2002, the at-risk youth project expands to become the Kijana Youth Program and includes academic and tutorial support, summer job placement, and other services
Alliance for Multicultural Community Services is ranked among the top 25 charitable non-profits organizations in the Greater Houston area by the Houston Business Journal
The Alliance opens the Financial Opportunity Center (FOC) and SBA Microlending Program to help community members achieve their financial goals and to support small business owners
Alliance Language Network and Driver's Education programs evolve into social enterprise business units
The Alliance Wellness Center (later Alliance Wellness Clinic) opens to support the emotional care, behavioral health, and mental health needs of all Houston-area residents
The Community Cloth becomes a microenterprise program of The Alliance after merging with the agency
The Alliance opens an office at the Magnolia Multi-Service Center to provide Adult Education, Financial Opportunity Center, and Disaster Recovery Services
The agency rebrands with a new logo and formally transitions to the name The Alliance
The Alliance is recognized by the City of Houston for its 33 years of serving the community
The Alliance partners with the City of Houston to launch the Houston Financial Empowerment Centers, based out of the Acres Homes Multi-Service Center. The HFECs offer free financial counseling for all Houston residents
The Alliance launches the Center for New Americans, Center for Resiliency, Center for Entrepreneurship, and Center for Literacy and Advancement