Basic Organization Information
AVANCE INC
- Also Known As:
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AVANCE - Houston, Inc.
- Physical Address:
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Houston, TX
77092
- EIN:
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91-1780562
- Web URL:
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www.avancehouston.org
- NTEE Category:
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P Human Services
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P30 Children's and Youth Services
- Ruling Year:
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1974
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Mission Statement
AVANCE unlocks America’s potential by building stronger children, parents, families and communities. Through AVANCE’s Parent and Child Education Programs, we seek to provide at-risk, low-income participants the resources needed to ensure their children and families a future of opportunity and economic prosperity. Our program model has received recognition for its success and we collaborate with local public schools to bring our programs to the Houston community. We have implemented center and school-based Parent and Child Education Programs, early childhood development classes, youth mentorship and care, adult literacy and GED classes, home visits, one-to-one consultations and medical/psychological referral services. AVANCE is a comprehensive provider of family needs.
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Chief Executive
Jose Villarreal
Term:
Since
Aug
2006
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Program:
Parent and Child Education Programs
- Budget:
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--
- Category:
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Human Services
- Population Served:
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Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.)
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Adults
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Ethnic/Racial Minorities -- General
Program Description:
AVANCE-Houston’s Parent and Child Education Programs utilize a unique, multi-generational model to ensure that at-risk children and families are provided equal opportunities for educational, economic, social, physical and psychological success. The programs involve the following seven key components:
1) Parenting Education - two semester curriculum covering children’s physical, emotional, cognitive and linguistic development, pre-natal care, goal setting appropriate discipline and home management;
2) Classes for children - conducted concurrently with classes for their parents, with an emphasis on promoting the cognitive development, positive self-image, school-readiness and achievement for children ages 0 to 3 years;
3) Toy making sessions - parents with limited resources are taught ways to make educational, stimulating toys from everyday home materials for their children including books, dolls, balls and many other toys;
4) Community resource speakers and referral services - community guest speakers visit and help address issues such as domestic violence, substance abuse, depression, and malnutrition. Transportation assistance is provided to participants when necessary;
5) Home visitations - trained professionals observe the home environment and interaction to provide parents proper guidance; parent-child interactions are video taped to provide more tangible feedback to parents;
6) Weekly structured parent-child time - reinforcement of class lessons through supervised applications; parents are guided on instruction of ways to positively stimulate their children’s reading habits by reading to them on a consistent, daily basis and encourage parents to use books that are created by the parents themselves to lead the children to explore a higher education status;
7) Field trips and family celebrations - positive family interaction is reinforced through family outings, classroom activities and in-class volunteer workshops for parents.
Collectively, these elements educate parents on appropriate child development, non-violent resolutions, feedback of observations from home visits and create a supportive environment where families can feel connected to each other and to the community. Together with the utilization of community resources and AVANCE services, the key components are set up to generate feelings of self-respect, self-accomplishment, positive self-image and motivation for a better future for the family unit.
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