ADVANCE COMMUNITY

ADVANCE COMMUNITY CONTINUES ITS MISSION, COMMITTED TO BUILDING OPTIMAL HEALTH IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES - LOCALLY AND WORLDWIDE. WITH A VISION OF HEALTH EQUITY FOR ALL, WE PROVIDE HOPE THROUGH DISEASE PREVENTION, EDUCATION, NUTRITION, SURGICAL AND DENTAL MISSIONS, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. IN FY25, WE SERVED INTERNATIONALLY IN HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, EL SALVADOR, MEXICO, BOLIVIA, NICARAGUA, AND PERU. ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES REPRESENT NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH MATERNA FOUNDATION AND LIVING TO SERVE, AND NEW COUNTRIES, WHICH CREATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND OUR SURGICAL MISSIONS, WHICH HAVE BEEN CURTAILED DUE TO POLITICAL UNREST IN NICARAGUA AND ECUADOR. INTERNATIONALLY, WE SERVED 51,530 INDIVIDUALS IN FOOD SECURITY, HEALTH EDUCATION, ACCESS TO WATER, AND SURGICAL AND DENTAL MISSIONS. LOCALLY, OUR WORK CONTINUES TO EXPAND THROUGH OUR HEALTH & WELLNESS AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS. IN THE AREA OF HEALTH & WELLNESS, WE OFFERED CLASSES IN SPANISH ON HEALTH AND NUTRITION, DIABETES PREVENTION, AND MANAGEMENT TO 2,045 ADULTS AND SENIORS IN FY25. ADDITIONALLY, 3,514 YOUTH AND TEENS ATTENDED OUR PROGRAMMING IN ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION, I CHOOSE WELLNESS (TEACHING GRADES 3 - 8 TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING), AND SHOW UP (A TRAINING PROGRAM PREPARING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS). IN THE AREA OF NUTRITION, WE SERVED 23,400 HOT MEALS TO SENIORS LIVING IN LOW-INCOME HOUSING, EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AND HOMEBOUND. OVER 400 FAMILIES RECEIVED HEALTHY FOOD BOXES DESIGNED TO SUPPORT WELL-BEING AND FOOD SECURITY. FY25 WAS THE SECOND YEAR OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH VALLEYWISE HEALTH, PROVIDING THE DIABETES EMPOWERMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM (DEEP) AND DIABETICALLY TAILORED FOOD BOXES EVERY MONTH FOR A YEAR FOR ALL GRADUATING STUDENTS - APPROXIMATELY 160 PARTICIPANTS EACH YEAR.