The Houston Rockets have had no shortage of success this season, recently clinching the first seed in the Western Conference. The team has also shared their successes off the court and in the community! The Rockets graciously named The Alliance charity of the month for...
The Alliance was humbled to receive a generous donation of $22,420 from CF Real Estate Services on November 2, 2017. CF Real Estate Services is an Atlanta based property management company that, similar to The Alliance, strives to put people first and create living communities where residents...
The rain is finally dying down in Houston, but The Alliance's work is just beginning. In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, thousands of families have been forced from their homes, unable to work or attend school. Countless others are without power or access to food and...
The Alliance has some truly amazing news to share with our friends and supporters. We have officially merged with the Community Cloth! For those of you who are unfamiliar with Community Cloth and their work, they are a microenterprise initiative empowering refugee women in Houston. See here for...
The Alliance was recently honored by the Palestinian American Cultural Center Houston (PACC) at their annual gala on March 11, 2017. The Alliance's own Community Engagement Coordinator, Maisaa Zaza, accepted the Abu-Obaida Community Service Award in front of hundreds of refugee supporters at the event. The award...
As a community based agency, The Alliance has done a stellar job at strengthening and empowering the refugee and immigrant clients that have been walking through our doors for the last 30 years. But one thing the agency wants to strengthen even further is our...
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,...
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...