Impact
Support families in our community today.
We Aim to Enhance Parenting Skills and Parent-child Interactions
The heart of AVANCE's mission is to help hard-to-reach underserved and under-resourced families. We aim to enhance parenting skills and parent-child interactions that create opportunities and positive change for lifelong success.
Since 1997, AVANCE-Austin has leveraged generous support from the community to transform lives. We measure our impact by the achievements of our parents and children.
Evidence and Research
AVANCE-Austin's Annual Reports that highlight our incredible growth and impact on our children, families, and community:
2022-2023 AVANCE-Austin Gratitude Report - Download report
2021-2022 AVANCE-Austin Annual Report - Download report
2020-2021 AVANCE-Austin Annual Report - Download report
2019-2020 AVANCE-Austin Annual Report - Download report
The 2017-2019 End of Year Reports for the Parent-Child Education Program (PCEP that include annual independent program evaluation conducted by Child Trends- a leading, high-quality research and knowledge base on children and families can be found here:
2018-2019 PCEP End of Year Report - Download report
2017-2018 PCEP End of Year Report - Download report
Over the years the AVANCE network has undertaken many studies of its impact. That research and evidence spans the entire two generation view of outcomes:
- Outcomes of a randomized control trial: Increased and improved parenting skills for parents having enrolled in PCEP program. Download report 1. Download report 2.
- Outcomes of a quasi experimental study: Better grade school attendance and better third grade reading scores (avoiding ‘third grade fade’). Download report.
- Outcomes of the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) research: Better parenting skills and increased family income and homeownership levels. Download report.
- Outcomes of NIECR phase 1 study: Better parenting skills as a result of PCEP attendance. Download report.