Hispanic Organizations

Hispanic Outreach
Acercamiento Hispano Office
300 Berkshire Dr., Suite B
Columbia, SC 29223 or PO Box 25277 Columbia, SC 29224-5277
Website: www.schispanicoutreach.org/us.html
Contact: Carmen Enid Santiago, Executive Director
Email: cesantiago@schispanicoutreach.org
Phone: 803-419-5112

Acercamiento Hispano/Hispanic Outreach is the oldest Latino Community based organization in South Carolina. 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.

Hispanic Connections, Inc.
2005 Hampton Street, Suite B
Columbia, SC 29204
Website: www.hispanicconnections.com
Contact: Gustavo Penaranda, Vice President
Email: Gustavo@hispanicconnections.com
Company Email: info@hispanicconnections.com
Phone: 803-765-0560

Hispanic Connections, Inc. is a professional organization dedicated to connecting businesses and organizations with the Hispanic community in South Carolina. Our mission is to help promote a healthy business environment in South Carolina by creating opportunities for growth and expansion and by bridging the cultural and language gap between Hispanics and non-Hispanics. We publish the South Carolina Hispanic Business Directory and offer translation services, creative marketing advice, and Spanish courses for local enterprises. Every year, we organize various business seminars and social events, in addition to the annual Cinco de Mayo Festival in Columbia.

Hispanic Leadership Council
PO Box 7013
Columbia, SC 29202
Website: www.schlc.org
Contact: Lad Santiago, President
Email: doctorls@charter.net
Phone: Company telephone is currently not available

The mission of the South Carolina Hispanic Leadership Council (SCHLC) is to enhance the quality of life and quantity of services delivered to the Hispanic Community in South Carolina through the sharing of useful information and timely exchange of ideas. The vision of the South Carolina Hispanic Leadership Council is to assist Hispanics/Latinos in South Carolina to become a strong, viable contributor sector of the state, recognized by the state's decision makers, employers and the general public as valuable assets to the future success of South Carolina.

Telamon Corporation
1413 Calhoun St.
Columbia, SC 29201
Website: www.telamon.org
Contact: John Myers
Email: jmyers@telamon.org
Office phone: 803-667-4218
Company phone: 803-256-7411

The Telemom Corporation provides literacy and early childhood education, job training, emergency services, temporary or permanent housing opportunities for farmworkers, children from low-income families and other groups with special needs.

Hispanic-American Women’s Association
PO Box 17674
Greenville, SC 29606
Website: www.ahamsc.org
Contact: Lillian Garcia, President
Email: embracingahamsc007@yahoo.com
Phone: Company telephone is currently not available

The Hispanic-American Women’s Association, also known as AHAM, was established as a non-profit organization in 1998. Since then it has been dedicated to promoting the Hispanic folklore, culture, and traditions, while working to provide scholarship awards for high school graduates of Hispanic descent, enabling them to continue their higher education, at the university, technical college or vocational school of their choice.

Hispanic Horizons
14 Middleton Way, Suite D
Greer, SC 29650
Contact: Marta Lucia Cohen
Phone: 864-905-8358

Hispanic Horizons is dedicated to the preservation of cultural values within Hispanic/Latino families. The goal of the organization is to maintain, support, and unite the Latino community in the upstate.

South Carolina Hispanic/Latino Health Coalition
PO Box 722
Columbia, SC 29202-0722
Website: http://www.schlhc.org/index/
Email: info@schlhc.org
Phone: Company telephone is currently not available

South Carolina Hispanic/Latino Health Coalition is a non-profit organization of various professionals who seek to improve the health of Hispanics/Latinos in Columbia via healthcare services, outreach programs, and research. The mission of the Coalition is to provide coordinated leadership to advocate for equal access to quality health care for Hispanics/Latinos residing in South Carolina.

Catholic Charities of the Midlands
O’Connor Center for Social Justice at St. Peter’s Catholic Church
1529 Assembly Street
Columbia, SC 29202

Mailing Address:
PO Box 7245
Columbia, SC 29202-7245
Website: www.catholic-doc.org
Contact: Mary Gohean
Phone: 803-254-9776

Catholic Charities of the Midlands works directly and in collaboration with parish communities and other social organizations to serve individuals and families in the midlands area of South Carolina who are in crisis situations. We provide clothing, toiletries, financial assistance and case management to those in need. Typically assistance is provided to those referred from another social agency, healthcare provider, or church.


	Hispanic Community Organizations in South Carolina Hispanic Outreach Acercamiento Hispano Office 300 Berkshire Dr., Suite B Columbia, SC 29223 or PO Box 25277 Columbia, SC 29224-5277 Website: www.schispanicoutreach.org/us.html Contact: Carmen Enid Santiago, Executive Director Email: cesantiago@schispanicoutreach.org Phone: 803-419-5112 Acercamiento Hispano/Hispanic Outreach is the oldest Latino Community based organization in South Carolina. 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. Hispanic Connections, Inc. 2005 Hampton Street, Suite B Columbia, SC 29204 Website: www.hispanicconnections.com Contact: Gustavo Penaranda, Vice President Email: Gustavo@hispanicconnections.com Company Email: info@hispanicconnections.com Phone: 803-765-0560 Hispanic Connections, Inc. is a professional organization dedicated to connecting businesses and organizations with the Hispanic community in South Carolina. Our mission is to help promote a healthy business environment in South Carolina by creating opportunities for growth and expansion and by bridging the cultural and language gap between Hispanics and non-Hispanics. We publish the South Carolina Hispanic Business Directory and offer translation services, creative marketing advice, and Spanish courses for local enterprises. Every year, we organize various business seminars and social events, in addition to the annual Cinco de Mayo Festival in Columbia. Hispanic Leadership Council PO Box 7013 Columbia, SC 29202 Website: www.schlc.org Contact: Lad Santiago, President Email: doctorls@charter.net Phone: Company telephone is currently not available The mission of the South Carolina Hispanic Leadership Council (SCHLC) is to enhance the quality of life and quantity of services delivered to the Hispanic Community in South Carolina through the sharing of useful information and timely exchange of ideas. The vision of the South Carolina Hispanic Leadership Council is to assist Hispanics/Latinos in South Carolina to become a strong, viable contributor sector of the state, recognized by the state's decision makers, employers and the general public as valuable assets to the future success of South Carolina. Telamon Corporation 1413 Calhoun St. Columbia, SC 29201 Website: www.telamon.org Contact: John Myers Email: jmyers@telamon.org Office phone: 803-667-4218 Company phone: 803-256-7411 The Telemom Corporation provides literacy and early childhood education, job training, emergency services, temporary or permanent housing opportunities for farmworkers, children from low-income families and other groups with special needs. Hispanic-American Women’s Association PO Box 17674 Greenville, SC 29606 Website: www.ahamsc.org Contact: Lillian Garcia, President Email: embracingahamsc007@yahoo.com Phone: Company telephone is currently not available The Hispanic-American Women’s Association, also known as AHAM, was established as a non-profit organization in 1998. Since then it has been dedicated to promoting the Hispanic folklore, culture, and traditions, while working to provide scholarship awards for high school graduates of Hispanic descent, enabling them to continue their higher education, at the university, technical college or vocational school of their choice. Hispanic Horizons 14 Middleton Way, Suite D Greer, SC 29650 Contact: Marta Lucia Cohen Phone: 864-905-8358 Hispanic Horizons is dedicated to the preservation of cultural values within Hispanic/Latino families. The goal of the organization is to maintain, support, and unite the Latino community in the upstate. South Carolina Hispanic/Latino Health Coalition PO Box 722 Columbia, SC 29202-0722 Website: http://www.schlhc.org/index/ Email: info@schlhc.org Phone: Company telephone is currently not available South Carolina Hispanic/Latino Health Coalition is a non-profit organization of various professionals who seek to improve the health of Hispanics/Latinos in Columbia via healthcare services, outreach programs, and research. The mission of the Coalition is to provide coordinated leadership to advocate for equal access to quality health care for Hispanics/Latinos residing in South Carolina. Catholic Charities of the Midlands O’Connor Center for Social Justice at St. Peter’s Catholic Church 1529 Assembly Street Columbia, SC 29202 Mailing Address: PO Box 7245 Columbia, SC 29202-7245 Website: www.catholic-doc.org Contact: Mary Gohean Phone: 803-254-9776 Catholic Charities of the Midlands works directly and in collaboration with parish communities and other social organizations to serve individuals and families in the midlands area of South Carolina who are in crisis situations. We provide clothing, toiletries, financial assistance and case management to those in need. Typically assistance is provided to those referred from another social agency, healthcare provider, or church.

Hispanic Community Organizations in South Carolina