La Puente Home, Inc
Cause Area
- Community
- Crisis Support
- Homeless & Housing
- Hunger
- Immigrants & Refugees
Location
P O Box 1235911 State AvenueAlamosa, CO 81101 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
La Puente Home is a 501(c) (3) non-profit corporation that serves Colorado's San Luis Valley by providing emergency shelter, food services, advocacy, and transitional assistance for the homeless and community members in crisis.
Description
La Puente serves the homeless, the hungry, and people living in poverty in the San Luis Valley. Our services include: a homeless shelter (45 beds averaging 700 people/year), a soup kitchen (50,000 meals/year) a supportive housing program for families and individuals, a homeless prevention program, 15 food pantries scattered around the Valley (serving close to 25% of the SLV’s population), a free clothing distribution program, an educational garden program, a food recovery program following the farm harvest, two community thrift stores, and a coffee house.