We are pleased to announce AVANCE has chosen the 4 re-grant partner sites from the submitted proposals in response to the recent RFP.  Please see below for the locations:

Family Partnership Center – Bradenton, Florida

El Buen Pastor Latino Community Services – Winston/Salem, North Carolina

Casa Guanajuato Quad Cities – Moline, Illinois

Ready by Five – Yakima, Washington

AVANCE appreciates the time and effort to all those who submitted proposals. 

For more information call Ruth Dreher, Assistant Project Manager/Research Analyst, at 210-270-4630 X668.

AVANCE Univision News Clip March 28, 2011

 AVANCE took part in the global web-cast on the Latino Education and Advocacy Days (LEAD) Summit on March 28th.  The Summit drew attendance from over 195,000 viewers from across the globe and AVANCE was one of the 1,300 viewing sites.  On that same day President Obama held a town hall on Latino Education in Washington DC.  This event was broadcast live and also streamed over the Internet.  These events are part of the White House Initiative on Hispanic Education – to promote awareness on the plight of educational problems facing the Latino community, to start a dialogue and find solutions to the high drop out rates amongst Hispanic students.   

AVANCE was featured in the news by several media outlets that covered the events.  Above is the video clip from Univision and AVANCE President and CEO, Rick Noriega,  was also featured as part of the LEAD’s White House Forum on Obama’s Call to Action.  The culmination of these events brought attention to problems facing the Hispanic Community and set the stage to getting America back on track as a leading country in Education. As of 2008 America ranked 18th.

AVANCE, Inc. is hosting a Town Hall viewing of the College of Education at California State University San Bernardino’s 2nd Annual Latino Education and Advocacy Days Summit (LEAD).

If you cannot attend the LEAD Summit in San Bernardino, you can attend a virtual viewing of the Summit – live – right here in San Antonio at AVANCE, Inc. National Headquarters. 

Please join AVANCE, Inc. on Monday, March 28th, to hear from key stakeholders: teaching professionals and educators, researchers, academics, scholars, administrators, independent writers and artists, policy and program specialists, students, parents, families, civic leaders, activists, and advocates.  To learn more and register click here.

Share your thoughts, tips, and comments at media@avance.org.  

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Taylor Lee Moreno, AVANCE - El Paso Executive Director

EL PASO – AVANCE, Inc. welcomes Taylor Lee Moreno as the new Executive Director of the El Paso Chapter.  Taylor has worked for AVANCE for the last year under her previous title as Assistant Director. 

Rick Noriega, AVANCE, Inc. President and CEO, expressed his delight to learn the El Paso Board  appointed Ms. Taylor as their new Executive Director.   “Taylor has worked tirelessly to make AVANCE-El Paso a leading agency in early childhood education and we are truly blessed to have her join our team of exceptional leaders.  AVANCE, Inc. is driven to create a world where families reach their full potential and with the addition of Ms. Taylor we are another step closer to our vision becoming a reality,” said Mr. Noriega.

Taylor comes to AVANCE with almost six years of work in the government sector.  Taylor previously held the position of Intergovernmental Affairs Coordinator for the City of El Paso where she assisted with the review and analysis of public policy issues and legislative proposals that affected the City of El Paso and its daily operations.  Prior to her work at the City, Taylor spent over four years in Washington, DC working for Congressman Silvestre Reyes as the Senior Legislative Assistant. While on Capitol Hill, her main areas of expertise included immigration, homeland security, US-MX border policy, education and healthcare policy. 

Taylor is currently an active member of the Junior League of El Paso and a member of both the Women’s Fund of El Paso and Braden Aboud Foundation Board of Directors.  Raised in El Paso, Taylor received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from the University of Arizona. 

Click on the image to see the AVANCE 2010 Annual Report.

We are also sharing something with you; the AVANCE, Inc. Toolbar. We have teamed up with GoodSearch.com and GoodShop.com to continue helping you throughout the year. Once added to Internet Explorer or Firefox, each time you shop 30% of your purchase will automatically be donated to AVANCE at no cost to you. The toolbar also includes a Yahoo and Bing-powered search box and each time you search the Internet, approximately one penny is donated to AVANCE.

Through GoodShop.com, consumers are helping their favorite causes by shopping at more than 1,600 well known retailers including Amazon, Target, Apple, Macy’s, Best Buy, Orbitz, Staples and others. The shopping experience and the prices are exactly the same as going to the retailer directly, but by going through GoodShop, you can help AVANCE families at the same time. This can come in handy for Cyber Monday! Click here for the AVANCE, Inc. toolbar!

This is truly a form of philanthropy that works for everyone in this tough economy. More than 94,000 nonprofits and schools are now registered with GoodSearch and GoodShop and more than 100 organizations are registering daily. Some of which include: The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation which has earned nearly $15,000; the ASPCA which has raised more than $35,000; and The National Inclusion Project which supports children with disabilities and has earned more than $14,000. Click here to get your AVANCE, Inc. toolbar!

Please pass this along to all of your friends. The two minutes it takes to add this toolbar to your browser can make a lifetime of difference.

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We thank you for your continued support and wish you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving.

Warm regards,
AVANCE, Inc.

“Untitled”

By: Carmen Thompson, AVANCE, Inc. Project Assistant

We have so

Many differences

Yet we’re so alike.

No matter what our stories are

It makes every day so bright.

Keep writing your life story

Always aim to outline your life.

You never know

Who else you can make you feel alive.