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AVANCE-Austin Celebrates Outgoing Executive Director Marie Felan, Announces Search for New Executive Director (Austin, Texas) – At the conclusion of another successful year that saw more than 240 mothers and children graduate from its signature parent-childhood education program, AVANCE-Austin announced that it’s Executive Director of five years, Marie Felan, will be stepping down from the…

We are excited to announce that AVANCE-Austin was voted Outstanding Latino Community Organization for this year’s Habla con Orgullo Award. A million thanks to all who voted and chose AVANCE-Austin as this year’s recipient. We humbly gathered on October 15th with our fellow Latino community leaders at Juan in a Million for the Habla con…

It’s an absolute honor to announce that AVANCE-Austin has been nominated by Hispanic Advocates Business Leaders of Austin (HABLA) amongst several amazing Latino organizations for a 2018 Habla con Orgullo Award. You can decide who wins! Vote Now! VOTE  for AVANCE-Austin as this year’s Outstanding Latino Community Organization. Voting is now open through 5pm, Friday,…

  We are pleased to welcome 3 new members to our Board of Directors! Read on to learn more about our newest volunteer leaders.   Kyler Arnold, Texas House of Representatives Q: How did you get involved with AVANCE? A: My fiancé attended the AVANCE luncheon last year and afterwards told me about the work AVANCE…

“A-B-C, 1-2-3 Reading is Fun for Me”   Our Summer Nutrition & Literacy program was a spectacular success! A total of 68 children and 55 parents learned new healthy messages and literacy concepts over 5 weeks using educational curriculum from the H-E-B Read 3 program. The program also brought other highlights, such as a family…

On May 30, we honored the accomplishments, courage, and strength of 257 parents and children who completed AVANCE’s signature Parent-Child Education Program. For nine months, these dedicated families committed to a weekly parenting and early childhood education program. Ours was the first of many graduation ceremonies for these families who, by completing the program, prepared their young…

As the 2017-2018 program year comes to a close, we’re feeling extremely thankful for all the community support we’ve had throughout the year. Our corporate volunteers contribute valuable time and resources to our program! We’re proud to spotlight 3 corporate volunteer groups who have partnered with us to make an impact on our Parent-Child Education…