Established in 1989, Alliance for African Assistance is a nonprofit volunteer organization, serving refugees and immigrants. The alliance offers a wide range of services to refugees from diverse cultural backgrounds in the United States, as well as internationally. Its various community programs include resettlement, woman and children, microenterprise, interpretation, employment, family self-sufficiency, education and sponsorship. The alliance also offers other programs, such as English language proficiency, job skills, educational development, culturally sensitive integration, mental health coping strategies, general health and wellness, time and money management, and other risk factors. Its work in Uganda provides nutrition, clothing, medical, dental and educational services to distressed men, women, and especially children and the elderly. Alliance for African Assistance operates through its two main offices located in metropolitan San Diego with overseas offices in Uganda, East Africa and the United Kingdom.