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Why I give to Puente: Janet Murphy, volunteer

Administrator • August 4, 2012
Janet Murphy was a Puente volunteer on Day One, when Rev. Wendy Taylor founded an outreach effort to migrant farmworkers in Pescadero as an extension of the ministry at Pescadero Community Church. That was over ten Read more -->>
Posted in Uncategorized on August 4, 2012 by Administrator.

Food stamps make farmers’ markets affordable for all

Administrator • July 12, 2012
Puente has worked hard to make the point that buying fresh, local food on the coast should be as affordable as it is delicious. This summer, thanks to Puente’s initiative, shoppers in Pescadero and La Honda as well Read more -->>
Posted in Uncategorized on July 12, 2012 by Administrator.

Grant will fund home improvements

Administrator • July 12, 2012
Here in San Mateo County, it’s no secret that many farmworker families live in housing that’s leaky, vermin-infested and unsafe. Trailers with holes in the walls. Overcrowded communal barracks with families of four wedged Read more -->>
Posted in Uncategorized on July 12, 2012 by Administrator.

Puente to hold meeting on new Obama immigration policy

Administrator • July 12, 2012
The Obama administration’s decision to stop deporting certain undocumented youth under the age of 30 is a life-changer for many young people Puente serves on the South Coast, says Kerry Lobel, executive director of Read more -->>
Posted in Uncategorized on July 12, 2012 by Administrator.

Why we give to Puente: volunteers collect school supplies for Team Backpack

Administrator • July 12, 2012
Laura and Courtney Cunneen were 12 years old when they heard that Puente was soliciting donated school supplies on behalf of dozens of South Coast families who couldn’t afford them on their own. The girls were moved Read more -->>
Posted in Uncategorized on July 12, 2012 by Administrator.

Access to land and housing top concerns for South Coast food producers

Administrator • June 1, 2012
Driving down the San Mateo County coast in springtime, motorists are likely to admire the verdant row crops and fields of grazing cattle that dot the roadside vistas near Pescadero. Few people know the South Coast’s sad Read more -->>
Posted in Farming, Pescadero Grown! on June 1, 2012 by Administrator.

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September 2015

In this issue:

  • Until all are well: Puente Health Fair returns to the South Coast
  • Why I give to Puente: Catherine Peery
  • A day in the life at Puente
  • Puente farmers’ market reaches peak deliciousness – and attendance
  • Puente helps write new chapter in Coastside adult education
  • Puente community health workers connect locals to doctors and other preventive services

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