Acercamiento Hispano/Hispanic Outreach
Columbia, SC
Our mission is to preserve the dignity, promote the well being and improve the quality of life of the Hispanic Latino community of South Carolina.
Acercamiento Hispano / Hispanic Outreach is the oldest Latino community based organization in South Carolina.
Acercamiento Hispano/Hispanic Outreach AHCS/SCHO was established in 1995 by group concerned citizens. Irma G. Santana, our founder, has been instrumental in all of its dreams and successes.
Acercamiento Hispano has been a pioneer in direct service delivery to the Hispanic/Latino population in South Carolina. A high success rate has been achieved in all programs and we are constantly looking for opportunities to help this underserved population.
With that initial impetus, AHCS/SCHO received its first major grant from the Midlands HIV Prevention Collaboration to conduct a statewide needs assessment regarding HIV/AIDS knowledge among the Hispanic/Latino population. During its initial years, AHCS/SCHO worked closely with state and local agencies and distinguished itself as a vehicle through which state and national agencies could serve the South Carolina Hispanic community.
To learn more abouat AHCS/SCHO, visit www.schispanicoutreach.org.
