A Grandmother in Peru Receives the Gift of Sight
“A world that rejects the sick, that does not assist those who cannot afford care, is a cynical world with no future. Let us always remember this: health care is not a…
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DonateBridge Players Supporting Global Surgical Missions
Help us send volunteer surgical teams to change lives! Sadly 1 in every 10 children worldwide live with a disability. This fact alone makes them less likely to attend school and become…
ABC 15 News Feature
Advance's Stove to Table Senior Nutrition Program was featured in a recent segment on ABC 15 with Kaley O'Kelley. Thank you to ABC 15, Kaley, and her team for spending a morning…
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Our new brand and website are live! Visit advancecommunity.org and explore our revamped site. Your feedback is important to us as we strive to better serve our community. Thanks for your support!…
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Chicano Pride Ride AZ, 3rd Annual
Join us on Saturday, October 21st, 2023 at Road Runner Harley-Davidson, Goodyear for the Chicano Pride Ride, AZ, 3rd Annual Event. Don't miss out on the "Chicano Pride Ride Arizona, 3rd Annual,"…
A Grandmother in Peru Receives the Gift of Sight
“A world that rejects the sick, that does not assist those who cannot afford care, is a cynical world with no future. Let us always remember this: health care is not a…
A Widow Creates a New Life, With Your Help
Selling her cows meant selling her future. But that was just one of the agonizing decisions Maria had to make when her husband died 18 years ago. Maria lives in a remote…
Your Mission to Restore Health on the Rosebud
Your mouth speaks for your health. But not everyone has access to dental care. That’s true in communities worldwide and close to home in places like the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South…
Hispanic Heritage Month with Advance
To celebrate the rich diversity and numerous contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans, the United States celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15th to October 15th. According to the Office of Minority…
Rosa is Living A New Life… of Self-Sufficiency
What can $100 do? Beat back a deadly disease ...? Offer security after a loved one dies ...? Set up a family business, to give a struggling widow a whole new way…
Dental Brigade Treats Hundreds in Mexico
URGENT NEED TO HELP 500 MORE ON WAITING LIST Our volunteer dental team brought much-needed hope to a rural community in Oaxaca, Mexico in April 2023. Dentists treated 419 people for painful…
Passion in Phoenix
Do you remember when you found your passion? Maria Alicia was 14, working at a summer job at a community center in central phoenix. One day, a mom came in pushing a…
Look Around, Look Within
May is Mental Health Month May is Mental Health Month. Mental Health America and many others have observed May as Mental Health Month since 1949. This May, the theme is “Look around,…
AZ Gives Day
What is AZ Gives Day? Started in 2013, AZ Gives Day is a statewide giving campaign to empower local nonprofits and work to advance our community. AZ Gives Day has raised over…
Investing in Clean Water Globally
Lack of clean water, sanitation, and hygiene contributes significantly to the global burden of disease. To combat unsafe water, there are two broad categories of water systems, centralized and decentralized. Centralized Centralized…
