PUENTE

We are PUENTE: People United to Enrich the Neighborhood Through Education. Building bridges to learning and opportunity in Boyle Heights and beyond. PUENTE’s vision and core values reflect the organization’s deepest beliefs and highest aspirations as we work towards our mission. Founded in 1985 in Boyle Heights, PUENTE Learning Center was established to build bridges to learning and opportunity. From the beginning, our founder Sister Jennie Lechtenberg adopted a multi-generational approach to education, offering a tutoring program for elementary school children as well as ESL classes for adults. In 1995, PUENTE moved to its current location in the Richard J. Riordan Building on Boyle Avenue. PUENTE also offered programs in South Los Angeles, from 1999-2017, before selling that building in order to focus on its location in Boyle Heights. Today, PUENTE welcomes over 2,000 people each year as they seek to improve their lives. Whether joining us for ten years of college and career readiness, six years of elementary school, a semester of ESL, or seeking services such as health screenings or financial literacy workshops, our students belong to the PUENTE community and are supported in their journey towards learning and opportunity. We provide the best volunteering opportunities for anyone who wants to help children. Volunteers are essential to expanding learning opportunities at PUENTE. Whether you can commit a few hours or several months, there are diverse roles available at our Boyle Heights campus and partner high schools to match your interests and availability. Volunteers, both individuals and groups, play vital roles in fulfilling PUENTE’s educational mission to enrich the neighborhood. If you want to help others and apply as a volunteer, please, go to page https://www.puente.org/volunteer/ Our website is https://www.puente.org, email is mesparza@puente.org, contact phone is 323-780-1163