| Our mission | PUENTE’s mission is stated in its name: People United to Enrich the Neighborhood Through Education |
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PUENTE Career Fair SpeakerWe are seeking 15 volunteers to share their personal career journey to our high school students. 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. Sign up to be career speaker in your specialized field of work or refer a friend or a colleague that you know will be a great fit :)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 GardenOur goal is to create hands-on learning and teaching 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.Help enhance the nutrition and environmental benefits in our Unity Garden by volunteering. With your support we can creating a space for people to come together and foster a sense of belonging and connection to one’s local environment.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.After School Running CoachPUENTE’s Afterschool Run Club seeks to provide a safe place for PUENTE Charter Elementary School and Boyle Heights elementary school-aged children to practice the sport of running culminating in fall and spring 5K events and promoting healthy living habits.The Afterschool Run Club hopes to instill a lifelong passion for running, an affordable and easy way to stay fit. As a volunteer coach you can support the Run Club participants combat and manage stress, anxiety, and depression. |
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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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