Hispanic Organizations

Hispanic Outreach
Acercamiento Hispano Office
300 Berkshire Dr., Suite B
Columbia, SC 29223 or PO Box 25277 Columbia, SC 29224-5277
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
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
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
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.

Asociacion Hispano-Americana de Mujeres
(Hispanic-American Women’s Association)
PO Box 17674
Greenville, SC 29606
Contact: Sandra Yudice, 2009-2010 President
Email: ahamsy@charter.net
Phone: 864-420-2787

The Hispanic-American Women’s Association, also known as AHAM, was established as a non-profit organization in 1998. AHAM was formed by women of Hispanic descent who are dedicated to preserving their culture and increasing educational opportunities to Hispanic students in the Upstate of South Carolina.

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
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
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.

Coalition of New South Carolinians
PO Box 25414
Columbia, SC 29224
Contact: Emily Stanek
Email: stanek@coalitionfnsc.org
Phone: 803-429-8742

The mission of the Coalition of New South Carolinians is to support, organize with and advocate for immigrant and refugee communities in South Carolina.. We are a network of more than eight organizations and 100 individuals that serve or represent underrepresented immigrants and refugees in the state.


	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 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 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 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 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. Asociacion Hispano-Americana de Mujeres (Hispanic-American Women’s Association) PO Box 17674 Greenville, SC 29606 Contact: Sandra Yudice, 2009-2010 President Email: ahamsy@charter.net Phone: 864-420-2787 The Hispanic-American Women’s Association, also known as AHAM, was established as a non-profit organization in 1998. AHAM was formed by women of Hispanic descent who are dedicated to preserving their culture and increasing educational opportunities to Hispanic students in the Upstate of South Carolina. 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 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 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. Coalition of New South Carolinians PO Box 25414 Columbia, SC 29224 Contact: Emily Stanek Email: stanek@coalitionfnsc.org Phone: 803-429-8742 The mission of the Coalition of New South Carolinians is to support, organize with and advocate for immigrant and refugee communities in South Carolina.. We are a network of more than eight organizations and 100 individuals that serve or represent underrepresented immigrants and refugees in the state.

Hispanic Community Organizations in South Carolina