Esperanca is now Advance Community!

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Arizona, USA

We advance community through nutrition and health education in Arizona

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Our Mission in Arizona, USA
Health Education
Meal Delivery & Garden

What we do in Arizona

Since 2000, Advance has been helping communities across Arizona thrive through health education and fresh, nutritious meals for children, adults, and seniors.

We provide health education and resources to at-risk and under-served Latino youth, adults, and seniors throughout Maricopa County. With over 50,000 families served, we support the most vulnerable in our state by providing vital resources and essential, culturally appropriate education taught in their native language – allowing them to build healthier, more promising futures.

EMPOWERING STORIES

Advance in Arizona, USA

Read the latest stories of how people and families have found hope, health, and fulfillment in the communities we serve.

Arizona, USA Stories

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…

Three Ways to Eat Healthy this Spring

“Your diet is a bank account. Good food choices are good investments.”    – Bethenny Frankel, Businesswoman   Esperança’s community health educators know a lot about preparing and eating healthy food. Participants…

Meet Sandra, a diabetes warrior

Sandra entered the hospital to deliver her second child full of hope. She had been eagerly awaiting the expansion of her beautiful family. She never could have anticipated the bittersweet feeling she…

Ensuring Community-Centered Medical Donations

Community-Centered Care The core of Esperança’s programs is centered around community 100% of the time, and as such we must adapt as community needs change. This not only applies to Esperança’s health…

Día de las Madres – Celebrating Mamacitas

By Maria Valenzuela, Senior Program Director Día de las Madres is celebrated in Mexico and other Latin countries every year on May 10th. Next to Christmas day, May 10th is the second…

Delivering HOPE Door-to-Door

Keeping tabs on your health is important, but sometimes language barriers can get in the way of seeking out preventative health screenings.Esperança is stepping into the gap, helping 200 Hispanic community members…

Introducing “I Choose Wellness”

Submitted by: Alejandra Ruiz, MPH, Youth Program Manager Greetings From Esperança’s Youth Program Manager My name is Alejandra Ruiz and I am excited to join the Esperança team leading our youth-focused health…

National Toothache Day | February 9

Submitted by Luis Placencia, Marketing Associate As a child, the dentist was always my arch-nemesis, particularly when it came to treating my toothaches. Four molar extractions and wisdom teeth later, I can't…

Arizona, USA

What we do in Arizona

Since 2000, Advance has been helping communities across Arizona thrive through health education and fresh, nutritious meals for children, adults, and seniors.

We provide health education and resources to at-risk and under-served Latino youth, adults, and seniors throughout Maricopa County. With over 50,000 families served, we support the most vulnerable in our state by providing vital resources and essential, culturally appropriate education taught in their native language – allowing them to build healthier, more promising futures.