FundaciĆ³n Latinoamericana De Accion Social (FLAS) was founded in 1994 by Executive Director Elia Chino. FLAS provides Behavioral health services, HIV awareness, Substance Use awareness, SUD and MH treatment, HIV/STD counseling and testing, referrals for medical care, food pantry, housing support services, utility assistance and other services to the Latinos community of Houston.
Over the past 29 years FLAS has conducted outreach to over 100,000 Latinos in the Greater Houston Area; provided HIV/STD education to more than 25,000 Latinos; distributed more than 5 million condoms in our community; hosted 2,000 Educational Events and Health Fairs in English and Spanish; provided HIV Testing to over 15,000 people; and referred over 20,000 people for social services.