PUENTE Learning Center
We are PUENTE: People United to Enrich the Neighborhood Through Education. Building bridges to learning and opportunity in Boyle Heights and beyond.
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CREATE ·2025 Grants ChallengeBreaking the cycle of poverty among first-generation youth and immigrant adult students
The PUENTE College and Career Program and Adult Education Program empower more than 1,800 individuals annually to complete high school and pursue post-secondary or other personal educational goals. These programs use a culturally relevant curriculum and provide targeted wraparound services (case management, micro-scholarships, and mentoring) through goal completion, helping to increase the number of disadvantaged youth and adults who break the cycle of poverty by achieving educational milestones and accessing high-quality employment.
- CREATE ·2023 Grants Challenge
PUENTE's College and Career Program
PUENTE's College and Career Program provides continual services for up to 10 years to motivate and empower local youth to succeed in their pre-college performance, gain acceptance to and persist through college, obtain a competitive degree, and enter the workforce. Program provides direct classroom instruction, healthcare career exploration workshops, paid internships, scholarships, and intensive case management to increase the number of college graduates in Los Angeles and breaking the cycle of poverty in Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles.