Advance Community

✨ Show Up! Summer Intensive Week 2 Recap! ✨

This week, students explored community health through presentations on local health needs and the role of Community Health Workers, learned about Advance Community's International Surgical Missions, and participated in a Dress for Success fitting to prepare for future career opportunities.

Students also toured Phoenix College, learned about higher education pathways, and wrapped up the week with a Health in the News presentation, exploring careers in journalism, public health, and communications. 📰🎤

Keep up the great work, Show Up! students!

Strong communities are built through trust, service, and people coming together with a shared purpose.

In our latest Monthly Staff Blog, Jeri Royce, President & CEO of Advance Community, reflects on the lessons she has learned through leading a community-centered organization. Jeri shares how meaningful change happens when people work together.

Read Jeri's blog at advancecommunity.org/jeriblog

National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month continues! 🍓🥕🍅

This week we’re encouraging you to start a garden at home, and it’s easier than you think! 🌿 Even a small space like a patio, balcony, or windowsill can grow fresh, healthy produce.

Follow along all month as we celebrate fresh produce and share easy ways to bring it into your everyday life!

That's a wrap on our Peru Surgical Mission!

Over the past week, our volunteer medical team provided more than 100 consultations, served 24 patients through surgery, and distributed 200 dental kits to children in underserved communities.

Thank you to our volunteers, partners, donors, and supporters who made this life-changing work possible!💙

Show Up! Summer Intensive kicked off this week, and we couldn't be more excited for this group of students!

Over the past week, students have jumped right into learning and leadership development. They explored what public health is and the important role nonprofits play in our communities, worked through group projects and case studies, and volunteered for our Stove to Table and Mercado Fresh Programs. Students also earned their Food Handler Cards and wrapped up the week by becoming CPR certified!

We’re excited to celebrate Margie Camacho as our Volunteer of the Month.

Margie has become a bright and uplifting presence in our Stove to Table kitchen. She is dependable, enthusiastic, and always ready to lend a hand wherever needed.

Margie volunteers in honor of her late husband, keeping his legacy alive through her service to others. Her kindness and dedication to our mission inspire everyone around her.

Margie, thank you for your continued commitment to Advance and the community we serve. We’re honored to have you as part of our volunteer family!

We need volunteers! Our programs depend on dedicated volunteers to help prepare meals for older adults, pack food boxes for families and support our team behind the scenes.

Right now, we're looking for additional volunteers to help us continue serving our community. No experience is necessary.

Visit advancecommunity.org/volunteer to learn more and sign up.

June is National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month! 🥕🍉🍓🥒

To celebrate, we're sharing simple, seasonal recipes to enjoy more fresh fruits and vegetables.

Follow along throughout June as we share more recipes, tips, and ideas to help you make the most of fresh produce all month long!

Once upon a time, they were just kids, too!

Swipe to meet the team behind Advance Community! ➡️✨

Mid-mission update from Peru!

Our pediatric orthopedic surgical team is already changing lives in Cusco, providing specialized care for children with conditions such as club feet, hip dysplasia, scoliosis, broken bones, and other orthopedic challenges.

Thank you to our volunteer medical team and to every supporter who makes this work possible. Stay tuned for a full mission recap next week!