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Creating New Lives

Providing the means for youth and adults to develop independence and achieve their individual life goals.

Personalized Support

Ensuring culturally, individually, and developmentally-appropriate support and access to resources.

True Independence

Providing housing assistance, educational development, employment development, health care, life skills training, and counseling services.

The Path Ahead

Moving into unknown territory can be exciting, or it can be frightening. For people who have never experienced the thrill of independence, it can be both. We offer the guidance and support they need to step forward with confidence, to understand that being independent does not mean being alone.

Giving is Caring

Our clients have the skills necessary to live independent lives, they often just need a little help getting started before they realize their full potential and advance to full independence. You can be part of this amazing journey by contributing to our program. Just click on a “Donate Now” button and help someone claim the life they deserve!

Advancing Independence Inc. is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation organized under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law. This corporation is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law (herein, the "Code"). The specific and primary purposes of this corporation are to provide the means for youth and adults to develop independence and achieve their individual life goals, by providing culturally, individually, and developmentally-appropriate support

and access to resources including housing assistance, educational development, employment development, health care, life skills training, and counseling services. Consistent with these purposes, the corporation is authorized to receive contributions and to make donations to, dispense contributions to, and otherwise aid and support those organizations which have established their tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code, and which are organized and operated exclusively for the above-stated purposes.