Three youth staff previously trained by Chicana Latina Foundation taught a Basic Computer Skills to adults today Feb 23 2011.

Adults learned about e-mail, internet and Microsoft Office Word in a two hours workshop.

More of this kind of training will take place to connect our community closer to this kind of technology..

15 local women and men received a training on Sunday Feb 20 to become Promoters of Physical Activity. Zumba instructor and Health Promoter Coordinator, Vicky Avila presented basics of physical activity, nutrition and community work through a very interactive training.

The participants that took this training will start leading dancing steps during Puente’s zumba class this month to become co-instructors.

For more information on Vision y Compromiso please visit www.visionycompromiso.org.

Last Wednesday January 26th, Puente and the Chicana Latina Foundation gave a training on Basic Computer Skills to adults.

In this class, students learned:

* the components of a computer

* how to open and manage an e-mail account and,

* how to use the internet for daily activities such DMV, banking, etc.

The training was for adults and youth staff, that previously received a “Train the Trainer” version,  helped the adult students on one-on- one during the class.

Future trainings will be provided by Puente’s youth staff..