Puentes De Salud

Programs: Clinic operations-the organization developed a 7,000 square-foot clinic where, in keeping with an emphasis on prevention as well as cure, half the space was devoted to clinical services and half to education that includes nutritional advice, literacy tutoring and sex education.

behavioral health - the overarching goal of the behavioral health program at puentes de salud is to develop the clinical capacity to meet the significant mental health needs of the community it serves. The proposed plan is to develop an integrated model that brings mental health services "under the same roof" as primary care services, following a growing movement to offer these services in a coordinated way.

puentes hacia el futuro is predicated upon the well evidenced fact that education is inextricably tied to the health of individuals and communities. The mission of puentes hacia el futuro is to improve the educational achievement of children in the south philadelphia latino immigrant community, in order to improve long-term health outcomes, as well as to provide support in the context of extremely limited educational resources. By listening closely to the needs and wishes of community stakeholders, we deliver high impact, culturally sensitive educational enrichment programs. As an official community partner of southwark school in south philadelphia, we provide five programs to this student population: after school tutoring and mentorship, kindergarten in-class support, an adolescent empowerment group, a computer coding program, and a summer literacy enrichment camp.