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South Coast Stories

Puente readies for 2020 census challenges

Puente’s efforts to assist in the 2020 census were covered in a recent story by Univision. Puente readies for 2020 census challenges Despite the efforts of census workers and community advocates in the 2010 census, only a small proportion of people living in Pescadero and nearby towns returned their 2010 questionnaires by mail. The forms […]

Puente’s Mental Health and BHRS teams support the local community

It has been more than 20 years since Puente first started providing mental health services to the South Coast Community of Pescadero, La Honda, San Gregorio and Loma Mar. The need for mental health services in the South Coast region is great and the team providing these services for the South Coast is well prepared, […]

Puente’s new IDEA (Individual Development: Economic & Academic) Program is in full swing

It has been a long and hard year for Puente’s Education team as they redesigned a more robust and long-term youth program. In the fall of 2018, Puente was accepted into the PropelNext third cohort initiative to dream big about the types of outcomes wanted for the youth in San Mateo’s rural South Coast. And […]

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invests in Puente. Iniciativa Chan Zuckerberg invierte en Puente.

  Rita Mancera remembers the phone call she got in November 2018. On the other end of the line was Darnell Cadette, a manager with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI). He introduced himself, told her about CZI, and then said something unexpected: his organization recently learned about Puente and was interested in supporting their work–immediately. […]