Agency Details:

AVANCE-El Paso

Helping young families break the cycle of poverty
Early Childhood Development*Parenting*Adult Literacy

Description:
AVANCE prepares children for success by educating parents to be their children's first and most enduring teachers.

History:
AVANCE-El Paso began at Burleson Elementary School in 1997. Now at 15 sites throughout El Paso County. AVANCE parents and their children birth-4 years old come to a school site together for 1-4 days per week over nine months. AVANCE parents read books to their children beginning when they are babies and at least 3-5 times weekly; make toys for their children out of simple household objects and use everyday items to teach children through play; meet the four basic needs of all children; volunteer in the schools and community 3-5 hours monthly; enroll in ESL and GED classes 15 hours per week or more to continue their own education and to prepare for college or work.

Contact people:

Margarita Sanchez, Special Projects Coordinator, (phone), (email) Aysha Sandoval, Administrative Assistant, (phone), (email) Sanjay Mathur, Executive Director, (phone)

Main office number: (915) 351-2419
Office fax number: (915) 351-2457

Address:

616 N. Virginia St., Suite D El Paso, TX 79902 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.avance-elpaso.org

Directions:

Corner of Wyoming and Virginia. Please use mapquest on website; www.avance-elpaso.org.

Last updated on November 9, 2009