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1 FOUR EXAMPLES OF COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDING SERVICES TO LATINO FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES AVANCE Family Support & Education Program San Antonio, Texas The AVANCE Family Support and Education Program is an early intervention and pre-vention program that focuses on holistic and comprehensive services to strengthen the family unit. This early intervention model is family-centered, preventive, comprehensive and continuous through integration and collaboration of services. The program targets hard to reach, high-risk, low-income, single-and two-parent Mexican American families in rural and urban communities with children under age four in its core program. Empha-sis is on providing direct service to families so parents and children can realize their full-est. Through AVANCE, families are strengthened, child abuse neglect and educational problems in young children are prevented, and the economic conditions of the family are stabilized.
tally ill adults, children and families, adolescents and youth, and older adults. Many cli-ents are immigrants. Approximately 72% are Hispanic, 12% Anglo, 10% Asian Pacific Islander, and 6% other. Over 55% of clients are age 17 years and under. Strengths of the Program
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