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Changing The Odds For Children At Risk Professor in Educational Studies specializing in early literacy development and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education, Dr. Susan B. Neuman, highlights AVANCE in her latest book Changing the Odds for Children at Risk. Dr. Neuman identifies AVANCE as one of a handful of programs which are research evidence-based models meeting essential principles in alleviating family poverty through education. |
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E Pluribus Unum Prize Awarded to AVANCE for exceptional initiatives that promote immigrant integration. Annually coordinated by the Migration Policy Institute’s National Center on Immigration Integration Policy, the awards recognize exceptional immigrant integration initiatives that help immigrants and their children adapt, thrive, and contribute to the United States or that bring immigrants and the native born together to build stronger, more cohesive communities. |
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Hispanic Business Magazine AVANCE is ranked by Hispanic Business Magazine as one of the top 10 nonprofit organizations in the United States serving Hispanics. |
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National Alliance for Hispanic Families AVANCE serves in a network of organizations from across the United States focused on promoting strategies which strengthen Hispanic families. The Alliance’s purpose is to harness public and private resources to promote comprehensive programs, relevant research and targeted policies that build families where children and youth flourish while adults learn the skills to function effectively in today’s challenging environment. |
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National Education Association AVANCE serves the National Education Association as a national partner along with other organizations in conducting a series of policy summits on Family, School and Community Involvement in Education. It is the intent of this partnership to bring together parents, educators, business leaders, faith-based and community leaders to examine the issues, learn about best practices and initiatives and make policy recommendations to state and federal policy makers concerning parent, family business and community involvement in schools for the purpose of increasing student achievement, reducing dropouts, and promoting school success. |