Youth Staff from Puente completed the last sessions of the Community Emergency Response Team. The training was provided by La Hondra Brigade volunteers.

The goal of this train is to educate people about disaster preparedness and train on basic disaster response skills to use while professional responders are not available to provide immediate help.

To learn more about CERT, you can visit https://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/about.shtm.

Support for this program was provided by Friends of the P-MAC of the Pescadero Foundation and the San Mateo County Green Jobs Program.

Puente is in its fourth year providing Tax Return Preparation Assistance at no cost to families and individuals with 2010 income less than $49,000.

On its second week of the Tax Season Program 16 Returns have been prepared, 4 volunteers have provided assistance, and total Refunds of $39,500 have been processed.

All volunteers are IRS Certified Tax Preparers and Puente’s Site is part of a large group of Non-Profts and other organizations that provide this assistance every year. More information and an aditional list of sites can be found at www.earnitkeepitsaveit.org

Support for this program is provided by United Way of the Bay Area.

To make an appointment to receive Free Assistance please call 650-879-1691.

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Equine Rescue Center is a non-profit charitable organization located in Pescadero. Their mission is to rescue abused, abandoned, neglected and unwanted equines including horses, ponies, donkeys and mules.

On February 21, 22 and 23 they ran a camp for children and gave 3 scholarships to Puente. Through this collaboration, Carmelo Amezuca, Wendy Lopez and Reynaldo Macias joined other children to spend time at the ranch, take care of the animals, play games and more.

Here are some pictures taken by ERC Director and volunteers and more can be seen on Facebook: (ERC) Equine Rescue Center.

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