Stories

AZ GIVES DAY STARTS NOW

Today is the Day! It just takes one minute to make a difference, and we only ask for 60 seconds of your time to support Advance’s Nutrition Box and Stove to Table Programs.  Food insecurity and lack of...

Spring Cleaning: The Fridge

The Fridge “If you keep good food in your fridge, you will eat good food.”  – Errick McAdams, Personal Trainer National Nutrition Month serves as a reminder to prioritize our health and well-being by making...

Reflections on the Taste of Advance

Making a Difference One Bite at a Time The Taste of Advance event was an extraordinary culinary experience that took us on a global journey through our taste buds. From the refreshing Rooibos Mojitos to...

Mercedes’s Journey: Inspiring Change and Empowering Health for All!

81-Year-Old Grandma Finds Hope Against All Odds Meet Mercedes, a resilient 81-year-old grandmother from the remote Nicaraguan village of La Concordia. Her brown eyes, once clouded with pain, now sparkle with life again. For two...

Full Stomach, Happy Heart

A classic phrase repeated with love by Spanish speakers everywhere is “Barriga llena, corazon contento,” literally translating as full stomach, happy heart.  This adage celebrates food and the feeling of contentment from eating a big...

Spreading Love: A Recap of Happy Hearts Fair 2024

The Miracle of Growth: How Your Support Transforms Lives in Bolivia 

Gabriela, a young Bolivian girl, knows the pain of hunger all too well. Her family struggled to find enough food, and the constant stress was unbearable. Over half of Bolivia’s population faces a similar struggle...

February 2024 Inside Scoop

by Jeri Royce, President & CEO of Advance What Unites Us? At a time when the world feels divided – it gives me hope to know that there is one thingthat you and I are...

What Is the Arizona Tax Credit Program?

For over twenty years, the State of Arizona has allowed Arizona residents with a state tax liability to redirect their tax dollars to causes and services for those in need. Tax credit for gifts to Qualifying...

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 luxury; it is...

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 community in northern...

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 Dakota.   Your generous...