Timeline

AVANCE begins a year-long celebration commemorating 50 years of service, support, and success for Latino families and communities.

AVANCE hosts the first annual Two-Generation Learning Conference, bringing together staff and educators from PCEP sites all across the network. AVANCE begins a pilot of Families Building Communities, a follow-up leadership development program for PCEP graduates.

AVANCE partners with El Paso Community College to pilot AVANCE to College, a program that combines PCEP with exposure to the possibilities and opportunities offered by postsecondary education.

In response to COVID-19, AVANCE adapts the Parent-Child Education Program for virtual delivery. AVANCE becomes an affiliate of UnidosUS.

AVANCE pilots Quality Child Care Matters (QCCM), a new program for family child care providers. The Texas Workforce Commission funds AVANCE to expand QCCM into Austin.

AVANCE-North Texas launches the Well Together program using the “Promotora” model to educate families about mental health and minimize stigma in the Hispanic community.

AVANCE-Dallas becomes AVANCE-North Texas, reflecting the organization’s commitment to families across the broader region.

With support from United Way, AVANCE-Dallas launches H.O.P.E.S. (Healthy Outcomes through Prevention & Early Support), which aims to create the best possible environment for children in Dallas County to grow and thrive.

AVANCE opens the first Parent-Family Community Engagement Center in Alamo, TX, serving the broader Rio Grande Valley Region. 

AVANCE-Dallas opens its first program sites in Fort Worth ISD.