| Our mission | PUENTE’s mission is stated in its name: People United to Enrich the Neighborhood Through Education |
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PUENTE Learning Center
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College and Career Program : Personal Statement WorkshopWe are seeking volunteers to share their personal career journey to our high school students beginning in the month of September 2022. Our goal is to provide our students with a broadened spectrum of jobs and career pathways while also giving them guidance, support and perspective for their future journey. Volunteer hours are flexible. We will provide career speaker guiding questions and we encourage volunteer to take the lead and be as creative as they would like during their session.Special Events- FundraisingEach year, PUENTE hosts fundraising and engagement events to reach out to our community and support our programs. Events include Back to School Bash Salud! PUENTE, and Run with PUENTE.Children’s Programs: Classroom AssistantVolunteers in the classroom make a difference for children’s lives by assisting PUENTE educators in our Preschool, Charter School, After School, and Summer Camp programs. Volunteer support roles include providing students with extra help or supervision, delivering enrichment activities (e.g., art, music), and assisting teachers with snack and recess time. Volunteering in any children’s classroom requires attending an orientation session, completing a fingerprint scan, and submitting a TB test clearance, for anyone over the age of 18.College and Career Program: Professional GuidanceHigh school students in the PUENTE College and Career Program benefit from the support of volunteers from the STEM fields and beyond. Guest speakers visit PUENTE students during their weekly college and career preparedness seminars on campus at our partner sites. And every spring, PUENTE plays host to a variety of professionals who visit the PUENTE campus for our Career Fair. Volunteers support the weekly seminars and the annual career fair by sharing the story of their career path, answering student questions about their profession, or providing informational interview opportunities.PUENTE Community GardenHelp build and expand our new garden with weeding, turning compost, removing leaves, watering and general garden maintenance. Our goal is to create hands-on learning opportunities outside the classroom, encourage team work, and teach PUENTE pre-school and elementary students about the direct relationship between nature and our food supply.College and Career Program : Career Speaker SeriesThis workshop is for our high school students that are preparing to apply to college and need guidance about how to demonstrate their strengths and talents in personal statements. We are looking for volunteers who can help our students brainstorm and encourage our students to think less about the prompt and more about what aspects of themselves they think are most worthy of highlighting. As a volunteer you don’t need to be a professional in this field, our ask is that you can support our students complete their application through a series of 1:1 conversation, writing sessions and brain storming. The time commitment is a total of 9 hours spread over 3 months. We will begin in September and celebrate everyone's accomplishments in November.Citizenship ClassProvide teaching assistance to assist our students to prepare for the U.S. naturalization test. You can help to guide community members in becoming new American citizens.PUENTE Computer LabOur lab is opened to all adult PUENTE students who need a space to study, complete homework assignments or explore educational and employment opportunities. We are looking for volunteers who can oversee our new monthly lab hours and are comfortable offering general support to our students during lab hours. |
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| How you help | Without the support of our volunteers, we would simply not be able to provide so many opportunities for over 2,000 people every year. |
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| About us | Since 1985, PUENTE has been offering a bridge to opportunity by enabling children to develop a lifelong love of learning, helping parents succeed in their role as their children’s first and most important teachers, supporting youth as they move toward high school graduation and beyond, and assisting adults in need of English-language fluency and modern workforce skills. All of PUENTE’s programs have developed as the result of the organization’s respectful and ongoing dialogue with the communities it serves, ensuring that the programs are a direct response to the training and educational needs of its constituents. |
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