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Addressing the Digital Divide Through Tablets Through a recent partnership with United Way, the Tapestry Foundation, Samsung, and AVANCE supporters, John and Danna Crutchfield, our families now have the opportunity…

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…

On October 23rd, 2013 AVANCE-Austin held its most successful Annual Luncheon to-date! Guests enjoy lunch at The Driskill This year, we honored Austin City Council Member Laura Morrison for her…

PRESS RELEASE 8/30/13 ……… ……… AVANCE-Austin Partners with the Applied Materials Foundation to Meet the Growing Need in the Manor Community At-risk families to receive school readiness services Manor, TX…

Austin, TX (June 2013) 74 families, including 75 parents and 89 young children, graduated from the AVANCE program during a ceremony on June 1st at Travis High School. Over the…

Austin, TX (June 2013) An ever growing body of research shows the first five years build the foundation for the rest of a child’s life. “Too Small to Fail,”  a new collaborative initiative between…

Child abuse, poverty, unemployment — these are some of society’s costliest problems that have roots in the earliest years of a child’s development.  Quality early childhood education programs, including voluntary monthly…

AVANCE’s dual-generation approach to early childhood education makes it  one of the most comprehensive and effective early childhood programs in the country. Each week mothers attend classes to learn how…

Each year the AVANCE national headquarters in San Antonio sets certain benchmarks that  AVANCE programs throughout the country must meet. We are very excited to report that AVANCE-Austin, not only met, but exceeded all…