{"id":163,"date":"2022-03-09T20:13:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T20:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ct-host.net\/avance998\/?page_id=163"},"modified":"2026-05-02T19:29:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T00:29:24","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.avancesa.org\/staging\/3878\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\t\tAbout Us\t<\/h2>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tBE A CHAMPION OF A FAMILY&#8217;S FUTURE\t<\/h2>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/staging\/3878\/donate\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avancesa.org\/staging\/3878\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ButtonGIVE.2-Avance-San-Antonio.png\" alt=\"ButtonGIVE.2-Avance-San-Antonio\" height=\"535\" width=\"1918\" title=\"ButtonGIVE.2-Avance-San-Antonio\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<h1>Mission<\/h1>\n\t<p>AVANCE walks alongside children and families to achieve social and economic justice.<\/p>\n\t<h1>Vision<\/h1>\n\t<p>A world where all children and families have equitable access to resources and opportunities to reach their fullest potential, transforming the communities in which we live.<\/p>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avancesa.org\/staging\/3878\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PapelPicado-FamilyLove-White.png\" alt=\"PapelPicado-FamilyLove-White\" height=\"1191\" width=\"1183\" title=\"PapelPicado-FamilyLove-White\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<h1><a href=\"\/about-us\/history\/\">Our History<\/a><\/h1>\n\t<p>Our journey started in 1972 when two Cornell University doctoral students studying under Dr. Urie Bronfenbrenner created the original AVANCE-Mother Infant Program in Dallas. 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