Puentes New Orleans, Inc.
New Orleans, LA
The mission of Puentes New Orleans, Inc. is to build assets and create access for the Latino community of the Greater New Orleans area.
Puentes New Orleans, Incorporated was founded as a non-profit community development organization in April 2007 by a concerned group of Latino community leaders who realized that in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina the New Orleans area Latino community was being systematically excluded from important city planning. These individuals recognized that in large part this exclusion was due to the disorganization and disenfranchisement of the pre Katrina and post Katrina Latino community. With support and guidance from Providence Community Housing, the Hispanic Apostolate Community Services of Catholic Charities, Loyola University's Common Good, ASI Federal Credit Union, Enterprise Community Partners and Neighborworks America, Puentes began work aimed at empowering Latino families and individuals to become fully integrated participants of the Greater New Orleans area.
As a young organization with large aspirations, Puentes continues to strive to become a major institution serving Latinos in the New Orleans area.
Puentes New Orleans programs include:
- Our Housing Program
- Our Hispanic Public Safety Initiative
- Public Leadership
- Advocacy and Community Organizing
To learn more about Puentes New Orleans, visit www.puentesno.org.
