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South Coast Stories

Puente partnership with Camp Jones Gulch hits 10-year milestone

María José Arriaza Ibáñez very clearly remembers the summer her son fell out of a canoe. He was eight years old, and he was out boating with other kids in a canoe on a pond at YMCA Camp Jones Gulch when it capsized. “He was a little scared, but in the end, everyone was laughing […]

A new backpack can make a difference!

  Last August, kindergartener Victoria Castro, and first-grader Liliana Lopez arrived at Puente de la Costa Sur excited to see what was in store for them. When they left, they were saddled down with brand-new backpacks full of school supplies. Castro and Lopez were two of 250 children to sign-up for Puente’s annual backpack giveaway. […]

Puente ensures dental care for farm workers

For some people, getting dental care can be an afterthought. For those who have been to the dentist only once or twice in their lives – or maybe never – it might even seem like a luxury. In and around Pescadero, farm workers and their families have historically fallen into one of those two groups. […]

Two hardworking Puente youth get into their dream colleges. Dos jóvenes del programa de Puente son aceptados en las universidades  de sus sueños.

Someday, Emma Jacquez and Brandon Marín’s high school years may seem like a remote island they lived on for four years until they could build a reliable boat and set sail to see the world. On the far shore, college was always in sight. Beyond it, foggier and more distant still, a glimpse of a […]