{"id":5303,"date":"2024-02-19T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avance.org\/?p=5303"},"modified":"2024-02-06T16:48:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T21:48:48","slug":"the-rendon-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.avance.org\/es\/the-rendon-family\/","title":{"rendered":"La Familia Rendon"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>La Familia Rendon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Karla-Rendon-1-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5308\" width=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.avance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Karla-Rendon-1-edited.png 300w, https:\/\/www.avance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Karla-Rendon-1-edited-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Karla Rendon was two years old when her family moved from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, to the West Side of San Antonio. At the time, her parents, Alma and Carlos Rendon, didn\u2019t speak English, and because they were new to the area, they didn\u2019t know many people yet. They struggled to find work and to balance their jobs with caring for their daughter. Then one day, while dropping Karla off at school, Alma overhead other parents talking about AVANCE. After learning more, she and her husband enrolled in PCEP.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Karla-Rendon-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5306\" width=\"248\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.avance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Karla-Rendon-3.png 300w, https:\/\/www.avance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Karla-Rendon-3-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/www.avance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Karla-Rendon-3-9x12.png 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In PCEP, Alma and Carlos received support and gained the tools to build a solid foundation for their children. Even though she was young then, Karla still recalls the relief on her mother\u2019s face knowing that support was available when times were tough and that her family had access to resources they otherwise couldn\u2019t afford, including the afterschool programs and summer camps that Karla and her brother attended. Her parents\u2019 experiences shifted their perspective as they no longer felt isolated or afraid to ask for help. And with support through AVANCE, Alma and Carlos secured jobs in a local school district that they nurtured into careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applying what they had learned, Karla\u2019s parents were able to guide her and her younger brother on the path to a bright future. Karla and her brother learned English early, growing up bilingual and excelling academically. Now, they both hold Master\u2019s degrees and have successful careers.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Karla-Rendon-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5305\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.avance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Karla-Rendon-2.png 300w, https:\/\/www.avance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Karla-Rendon-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.avance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Karla-Rendon-2-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>After earning her Master of Business Administration degree, Karla built a career in product management. She also pursued her passion for music and entertainment, launching her own business and establishing herself as DJ Kick It. 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