Alianza Spartanburg is a social impact network that works to facilitate, encourage, and promote the inclusion of members of the Hispanic/Latinx community in improving quality of life in Spartanburg County. Founded in April 2012 as Spartanburg Alianza Hispana-Hispanic Alliance, the name was changed to Alianza Spartanburg in 2020.
About Alianza
How we are co-creating change.
Our collaborators have worked to …
Increase Latinx & Alianza collaborator representation on boards in Spartanburg and SC across activities and sectors. Our collaborators serve on over two dozen boards that support mental and behavioral health, youth services, racial equity, the arts, grantmaking and philanthropy, and more.
Increase Latinx participation in local leadership initiatives
Foster a social ecosystem for Latinx and community. Co-created efforts have included the launch of PASOs Spartanburg Community Health Worker program (now Vida y Salud), the first-ever Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration in a local school district, a fund for direct assistance during COVID-19 pandemic, and language-inclusive, participatory, community-based research with college-based research teams.
Take direct action, educate, and advocate for language justice and language access; access to higher education and professional licensures for individuals with DACA; relief in the wake of natural disasters; voter education; and support for unaccompanied children.
Share joy and celebrate, including co-sponsoring community-wide events like Juneteenth and Cinco de Mayo.
Steering Team Members
Current steering team members: Nora Curiel-Muñoz, Natalia Valenzuela Swanson, Meghan Smith, Maria Francisco Montesó, Laura Barbas Rhoden, Kathy Rivers, Carolina Webber, Gia Quiñones, José Pereira
Steering team members, emeritus: Araceli Hernández-Laroche, Maricela Garcia, Mireille Tanner, Norma Blanton, Ramón Galiñanes, Steve Lownes, Terrance Hawes