On Friday October 28, Alliance for Multicultural Community Services hosted its annual Halloween party, which allows newly-arrived families to learn about and partake in the holiday. Many holidays in the United States are foreign to refugees, and our staff tries to teach new arrivals about...
For Eid al Adha, Alliance for Multicultural Community Services’ staff, volunteers and community partners hosted a donation drive to benefit newly-arrived refugee families in Houston. Eid al Adha is one of two Eid holidays observed by Muslims, and is considered the holier of the two....
On September 15th the White House hosted “Welcoming Refugees: Honoring Refugee Integration and Refugee Voices,” a convening of refugee resettlement agencies, faith-based groups, local governments and refugee leaders to celebrate the social, cultural and economic contributions refugees make across the country. Over the past 40 years,...
On August 20, Alliance for Multicultural Community Services hosted its annual Backpack and School Supply Drive, in partnership with the United Nations Association of Houston and ICNA Relief, to provide new backpacks and school supplies to refugee children in the Greater Houston Area. Through generous donations,...
Alliance for Multicultural Community Services’ AmeriCorps team hosted a September 11th Day of Service and Remembrance on Friday September 9. The team handmade over 200 thank you cards and goodie bags for first responders in Houston. They then personally delivered the cards and goodie bags to...
Sendet Seremba, a Resettlement Case Manager at Alliance, was recently featured by UNHCR for his incredible story of determination and hope. In 1992, Sendet fled Democratic Republic of the Congo with his wife and seven children, fearing for their lives. Sendet was already concerned for his...
Houston’s Refugee AmeriCorps VISTAs are wholeheartedly devoted to helping the refugee community, but they haven’t stopped there. They’ve gone the extra mile to honor our country and serve ALL impoverished communities in Houston through volunteering their time to extra causes. A few VISTA group service highlights: ...
In June 2015, Alliance for Multicultural Community Services offered its first Commercial Drivers License (CDL) certification training course to refugees, asylees, immigrants and low-income individuals in Southwest Houston. We are thrilled to hold our first graduation ceremony on July 29 for the Alliance CDL training program! Alliance...
Alliance is excited to announce a partnership with the Houston Food Bank. By combining financial education with nutritional support, more low-income families will be able to get back on their feet. Houston Food Bank is offering food scholarships to Alliance's financial education program participants. The food...
When he was 26 years old, Osman fled to Uganda to escape the civil war that has ravaged Somalia for nearly 30 years. As a young college graduate, Osman already had experience as an educator. During his five years in Nakivale, a Ugandan refugee camp,...