Holiday Wish List! Gift cards needed.  More than 150 local families count on Puente’s generous community of donors for help with meals, clothing and other essentials during the holidays. Puente also helps parents buy Read more -->>

Stocking stuffers needed (December 15) Help us assemble the stockings and bags for the farm workers and families in our beloved communities. December 15, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm or 1 – 3 pm at Puente in Pescadero (620 North Read more -->>

Nineteen percent of South Coast residents don’t have health insurance. And overall, 40 percent of adults have not seen their primary care doctor in the past year, according to the results of a two-year community health Read more -->>

A breast exam. An eye doctor. An STD test. These are all reasons someone on the South Coast might drive 25 miles to the nearest health clinic. Fortunately, anyone who comes to Puente’s inaugural community Health Fair on Read more -->>

At first glance, entire worlds seem to separate George Collyer and Patrick Letellier from the community of Latino farmworkers and working mothers who form a large portion of participants in Puente’s programs. They’re Read more -->>

Sunshine, goats, ocean air, handmade gourmet food, and big smiles all around – by that measure alone, Puente’s first-ever Fall Harvest Fundraiser was a consummate success. It also achieved its primary objective, raising Read more -->>