UnidosUS and AVANCE Address Dual Language Learning

UnidosUS and AVANCE Address Dual Language Learning Together with AVANCE, UnidosUS conducted focus groups with Latino parents to discuss early dual language development. Unfortunately, the 2022 data demonstrate that Latino families continue to experience a lack of understanding within ECE systems, with their children bearing the brunt of continuing misinformation. UnidosUS found that educators and … Read more

PSJA realiza programa de educación para ambos padres e hijos

AVANCE apareció en esta historia de 5 noticias en el Valle del Río Grande: PSJA realiza programa de educación para ambos padres e hijos A través del distrito escolar PSJA, se está realizando un programa especial de comunicación para padres de familia. ¿Ustedes se han preguntado sobre las dificultades que pueden tener los padres con … Read more

AVANCE redesigns website to celebrate the power of culture, language and stories

AVANCE, a leading national nonprofit of two-generation programming, is excited to announce the launch of a newly redesigned website at avance.org. The design of the new website reflects the updated AVANCE brand and is a celebration of the journeys of the families, child care providers, and communities served by the organization. Consistent with the AVANCE … Read more

AVANCE Inc. expands Head Start services in Rio Grande Valley

AVANCE Inc. (AVANCE) has been awarded a $7.4 million grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to operate Head Start and Early Head Start programs in the Texas counties of Starr and Zapata, expanding services AVANCE currently provides in the Rio Grande Valley. With this grant AVANCE will serve 592 children in … Read more

The resilience of AVANCE staff during the COVID-19 pandemic

We approached those first days of March just like others across the country: closely monitoring news of the emerging novel coronavirus outbreak. Following the guidance of public health experts and local officials, we began developing contingency plans, but the situation deteriorated so rapidly that we still found ourselves in uncharted territory. While there were many … Read more