Amplify Austin makes families into heroes

March 19, 2015

March 19, 2015  For the 2nd year in a row, AVANCE-Austin participated in Amplify Austin Day during March 5th and 6th. During the 24-hour festival of giving, over 500 Austin-area non-profits raised more than $7 million to benefit the community. This year, we were able to exceed our goal and raised over $11,500! Our success…

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New AVANCE Site Opens- Grace Family Resource Center!

March 16, 2012

(March 2012)AVANCE opened our newest site at Grace Family Center in the St. John’s Community! We’re excited to be able to offer more support, such as pre-natal care for our pregnant mothers, computer classes, relationships counseling, and free furniture and clothing. AVANCE’s core parenting and early childhood education classes will now be held there each…

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AVANCE-Austin Named FuturoFund Winner!

December 21, 2011

AUSTIN, Texas (December 2011)  – AVANCE-Austin has the honor to announce that out of many outstanding applicants we were picked as the FuturoFund winner! The FuturoFund members engage in a grant making process through which 100% of member contributions are granted to deserving organizations making an impact in the Hispanic community. AVANCE-Austin presented to FuturoFund…

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AVANCE Luncheon Honoring Gus Garcia = Success!

October 19, 2011

AUSTIN, TX (October 19, 2011) – The annual AVANCE-Austin luncheon was hosted at the Driskill Hotel in downtown Austin. We celebrated over ten years of making a difference in the lives of children, their families, and schools. We also honored legendary leader and advocate Gustavo “Gus” Garcia for his legacy of service and commitment to the…

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