AVANCE Featured in Austin Statesman
Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013
By Juan Castillo – American-Statesman Staff 
For much of the past 12 years, Brenda Martinez and her family lived in a bubble, self-isolated to their own detriment, the Honduran and Austin resident readily admits.
With limited English skills, and unfamiliar with educational and other opportunities available in this country, Martinez, her husband, Luis Zuniga, and their three children rarely ventured outside their neighborhood, an experience she said is common among Spanish-speaking immigrants, especially new arrivals.