October 29, 2019
Ms. Chandra Ware
President
Women’s Council of NAREB
13103 FM 1960 RD., W, Suite 208
Houston, TX. 77065
Dear Ms. Ware:
On behalf of AVANZAR and our clients, I would like to thank you for your generous donation of beautiful
flower arrangements from your conference in Atlantic City, NJ. They certainly brightened our offices with
their beauty!
AVANZAR’s mission is to empower individuals and families by working to secure their physical safety, emotional well-being, individual freedom and economic equality. In 2018, we provided 2,155 nights of shelter to victims of domestic violence; answered 7,101 hotline calls and provided legal advocacy for 1,498 individuals. AVANZAR also engaged 157 survivors of human trafficking throughout New Jersey, 40% of whom were under the age of 18. We welcomed 14 new families into our creative arts therapy groups (Peace A
Learned Solution-PALS) and provided 426 hours of individual creative art therapy. Our Displaced Homemaker
Services served 105 clients and 28 ofthem now have jobs!
AVANZAR’s South Region Technical Assistance Center for Grow New Jersey Kids, which focuses on improving
the quality of childcare and early learning in early childhood education programs, enrolled 85 centers into
Grow New Jersey Kids’ quality rating improvement system and provided 95 professionals with technical
assistance. Our Dismantling Racism initiative also continues to grow. We offer a range of community and
organizational trainings with the intent to eliminate discrimination by becoming change agents in the
workplace and in the community.
Thank you again for your generous support which enables us to fulfill our mission and our vision for social justice.
Sincerely,
Claudia Ratzlaff
Chief Executive Officer