El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros

The Celebration of Childhood and Bilingual Literacy festival returns to Puente on April 27th from 6 to 8 p.m. We invite families to come and play, receive books and school supplies and share a meal, all to remind our children how important they are to us and plant a seed about the delights of reading. The Festival will take place at Pescadero Elementary School.

A Pescadero youth faces deportation

Pescadero youth faces deportation

A Pescadero Youth Faces Deportation

Last March, Anna Gutierrez watched in horror as Sheriff’s Office deputies handcuffed her 15-year-old son, José.* It was the day before his 16th birthday. That was how José Gutierrez’s immigration nightmare began. Days later, he was on a flight bound for a detention center Virginia, under threat of deportation. Read more

Two Puente staffers become U.S. citizens

Puente staff members, Rita Mancera and Veronica Ortega

Puente staff members, Rita Mancera and Veronica Ortega

Puente Program Director Rita Mancera and Veronica Ortega, Puente’s Office Manager, became newly-minted U.S. citizens at swearing-in ceremony on April 9. Both women have been permanent residents for decades, but decided to take the plunge after Puente expanded its immigration services in 2011, thanks to a Grant from the Grove Foundation. Read more