PUENTE’s 2022 Impact Video

By Giving List Staff   |   February 10, 2023

PUENTE Learning Center began over 35 years ago in Boyle Heights. They realized that the children struggling the most in school came from low-income homes in which parents had not had the opportunity to get an education or learn English.

As a way to empower parents as their child’s first teacher, PUENTE offered English classes for adults as well as tutoring for elementary school children, which served as the foundation for PUENTE’s multi-generational approach to education.

Today PUENTE serves over 2,000 students and families through four key program areas: Children, Youth, Adults, and Community.

Watch PUENTE’s 2022 Impact Video to see their comprehensive education model in action.

 

PUENTE Learning Center

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www.puente.org
(323) 780-5312
Vice President of Advancement: Matt Wells

Mission

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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My family and I are proud to support PUENTE Learning Center because we share PUENTE’s vision of a brighter future where high-quality education transforms lives. Regardless of your zip code, income, or ethnicity, everyone deserves an equal chance at success. PUENTE is a well-regarded nonprofit organization with a community-centered, results-driven approach. For almost 40 years, PUENTE Learning Center has built trust with its constituents, and I am grateful for their positive impact on Los Angeles.
Jocelyn Rosenwald,
PUENTE Learning Center Board Member

Help Close the College Success Opportunity Gap

PUENTE Learning Center’s College and Career Program supports socioeconomically disadvantaged Latinx students, like Josue, to succeed in college. The program has a remarkable track record, with 98 percent of post-secondary students persisting towards their degree.

Each $3,000 donation covers program costs, including scholarships, to help an L.A.-area college student with essential needs like food, textbooks, and transportation so they can stay in college and graduate, says Matt Wells, PUENTE Learning Center’s vice president of advancement. The total amount of money needed is $500,000 to fund the program through 2025.

“While non-PUENTE scholarships might offset their tuition, PUENTE scholarships offset their basic needs, which are key for low-income students to persist through college,” Wells says.

Key Supporters

California Community Foundation
Carl and Roberta Deutsch
Foundation
Chris and Melody Malachowsky
Eli and Edythe L. Broad Foundation
Helen and Will Webster Foundation
Johnny Carson Foundation
Los Angeles Lakers Youth Fund
The Orinoco Foundation
Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
The Riordan Foundation
Robert Tuttle and Maria
Hummer-Tuttle
Rose Hills Foundation
Snell & Wilmer
UnidosUS
U.S. Bank
USC – Good Neighbors Program