As a child, Manuel Angel Nuñez Rodriguez (known among his friends as Meño) witnessed his father’s passion for soccer firsthand. He’d founded a team, ‘Club Deportivo Arenal Santa Cruz,’ to give local Mexican youth the opportunity to play soccer against other regional teams. He wasn’t just the manager; he was also the coach […]

Danna Gonzalez has been a student on the South Coast her whole life. And most recently, an apprentice, learning about her chosen field of early childhood education alongside experienced teachers who could show her the way. Now, the student has become the teacher. Gonzalez is spending most of her summer in a professional internship, working […]

  On Friday mornings, James Adams and his wife Kathleen get in their car and drive over to Puente’s La Honda office on Highway 84. That’s when the office is transformed into a modified exercise studio, with seats lined up for chair-based workouts. There is equipment at the ready, like stretch bands and low-impact free […]

There are certain moments at Puente that remind us that summer is approaching. For starters, the opening of the Farmers’ Market, followed by grade promotions and many graduations and celebrations. However, nothing punctuates it more than the presence of youth in our office. The Puente office becomes a space with lots of activity and the […]