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Puente is here 365 days each year to support and engage South Coast individuals, families and children with the hope of a world that is more equitable and just for all.

Living far from other holiday programs, South Coast children and adults rely on you, their Puente community, to make their holiday dreams come true. We hope you will join us this season.




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South Coast Stories

LISTOS Training

LISTOS is a culturally appropriate Spanish language curriculum used to educate and prepare community members for emergencies or natural disasters Puente and La Honda Fire bring emergency training to South Coast Spanish speakers Picture this scenario: there’s been a major earthquake in the Bay Area. In and around Pescadero, power is out and cell towers […]

Puente’s Strategic Planning Process

Puente staff and board have been working together on a comprehensive strategic planning process. Puente’s strategic planning process: a fresh look into the future At Puente, the new year brings with it a unique opportunity to chart its path forward into the future – a process known as strategic planning. It’s a process that takes the time […]

Speaking the language of trauma: new training in Spanish benefits Puente staff and community

Arlae Alston and Lizeth Hernandez have become the first Spanish-language Trauma Informed Systems trainers in the country.  Speaking the language of trauma: new training in Spanish benefits Puente staff and community The impacts of intergenerational trauma can be far-reaching: over time, everyone in a family, and even the community they live in, may be affected. […]

Volunteers Are at the Heart of Puente’s Work

Volunteers folding and stuffing envlopes for one of Puente’s Holiday mailing projects.  Volunteers are at the heart of Puente’s work The holidays are a very busy time at Puente. It is a time when local families have to cover not only the usual cost-of-living expenses in one of the most costly areas in the country, […]