Our Mission
AVANCE creates pathways to economic mobility for predominantly Latino families through high-quality, culturally responsive, two-generation programming that ensures school readiness for young children and opportunities for parents to build social and economic capital.
Our Vision
We envision a world where all children and families have equitable access to resources and opportunities to reach their fullest potential, transforming the communities in which we live.
Faces and Stories
Marianna Talamante
My name is Marianna Talamante, I am an Early Head Start Teacher at Dora O. Martinez ECDC in Zapata Texas. My journey began as an Early Head Start/Head Start (EHS/HS) parent where I watched the growth and development of my own children flourish. Seeing this, I set a goal to one day be a Teacher … Read more
Maria Guadalupe Rivera
AVANCE has been one of the best experiences for many years as a mom, as a woman, as a professional. Sometimes we are with our children but we are with a lot of work, but AVANCE focuses on you and helps you to become better so that your children are better. I recommend AVANCE because … Read more
Edith Reséndiz & Aranza Pegueros
I appreciate the opportunity to invite me to share my experience with the AVANCE program, it was a great help for me as well as for my daughter Aranza, because the classes they offer have very valuable information. Whenever you start with something, you don’t know what comes first and these classes have been a … Read more
Enriqueta Cora
My name is Enriqueta Cora, and I am the owner and director of my home daycare “Cora’s Day Care” which I founded in May 1985. I have been serving the El Paso Families for 37 years. The QCCM and the AVANCE program started in October 2021 and I started working with them from the beginning. I … Read more
Mrs. Cecilia Guajardo
Hello, my name is Cecilia Guajardo and I want to thank the AVANCE program because it has had a great impact on my life. From the first class, I realized that whatever age we are it is important to continue learning about the education of our children because they evolve as time pass and as … Read more
