Welcome to El Puente
El Puente creates community-led movements of self determination among low-income, oppressed peoples, Latine and communities of color through a holistic leadership and membership model, and high impact youth and community development programs.
Brooklyn & Puerto Rico based Youth Organizing, Artivism, & Community Led Action
El Puente has been at the forefront of social justice initiatives, blending artivism, youth development, and grassroots community building into our work for over 40 years and counting.
Tackling everything from air quality to public safety initiatives and civic engagement. El Puente remains determined to nurturing the next generation of leaders and using the power of art to advocate for equitable community sustainability and self-determination. Our 4 core program areas include: Leadership Development, Environment, Arts, and Training and Education.
Our Core Programs
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Training & Education
El Puente models the whole student, whole school, whole community approach in partnership with MS50 community school and El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice. Our Global Justice Institute codifies 40 years of pedagogy for capacity building in social justice frameworks.
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Leadership Development
El Puente develops the leadership of young people and their families to imagine and advocate for their own solutions to the challenges facing their communities. Through skills-based programming, civic engagement, and campaigns, El Puente members lead social change.
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Arts
El Puente channels the power of the arts toward personal and community transformation. Young people engage in pre-professional visual, performance, and digital arts training, and community artists incubate cultural organizing and resource development through the CADRE network.
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Environment
El Puente researches, implements, and advocates for environmental justice and sustainability solutions to mitigate climate risk and address historically disproportionate impact through integrated focus on environmental, housing, transit, health, and economic justice.
Contact us.
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211 South 4th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718)-387-0404info@elpuente.org
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Please send any press inquiries to El Puente’s press email.
press@elpuente.org