Craig Denuyl The Paw Print While homelessness has always existed, its dynamics have changed drastically in recent decades. Prior to the 1980s the sight of people living in cars, on the streets, or out in the woods was a distant memory of the Great Depression. With the advent of the Second World War, virtually all […]
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Agriculture, Food Prices Aid Immigration, United States
Gena Akers La Puente Harvest time is beginning here in the Valley. La Puente Shelter Home is getting ready for migrant season when our beds will be full and dinner lines long from the addition of many of the Valley’s migrant farm workers. Because of the United State’s labor laws and agricultural economy, many of […]
Welcome Back! From La Puente
The Heart of La Puente The Paw Print Welcome back to Alamosa and Adams State College! You are returning to a place rich in diversity, but also plagued by continual need. For new readers, we want to take this week to share La Puente’s organizational story with you. For nearly three decades, La Puente has […]
La Puente: Hospital Dining Goes Green
Gina Akers The Paw Print As part of La Puente’s Hunger Education Week, a series of articles has been written and published in the Valley Courier highlighting different organizations and individuals who are doing work to combat hunger and diet-related issues. This is one of the articles in the series, highlighting SLV Regional Medical Center’s […]
The Heart of La Puente
Chas Culp Getting involved in your community is a great thing to do, not just because it looks good on your resume, or because you have those several hours of community service you’ve been putting off for that one class this semester, but simply because it will change you.
The Heart of La Puente
Melissa Gant I work at La Puente Shelter three days a week, and I never know what my day is going to be like when I show up for my shift. We prepare and serve three meals a day, check guests in and out, strip beds, clean rooms, and give out hygiene kits and gas vouchers. […]
The Heart of La Puente
Sarah Elsey The Paw Print How much do you know about your community? I found myself at La Puente, through AmeriCorps, after graduating from college in May 2009. My relationship with La Puente differs from the people who find themselves at La Puente at the age of 18 after being kicked out of their mom’s […]
Monster Mash Dash
Ashley Grover Halloween is a time for costumes, fun and scary monsters. But it could also be a time for giving back to the community. La Puente will be hosting a 5-kilometer run/walk called the Monster Mash Dash on Halloween day. The run will be held at Cole Park on Saturday the 31st. Registration will […]
La Puente Hope Week
Ashley Grover South Coloradan La Puente Hope Week is coming up, giving students the opportunity to raise awareness about the homeless community here in Alamosa and offer a hand to help. Events for Hope Week will begin Monday, September 21 and will include diverse activities from a candlelight vigil to a community picnic. “Our goal […]
Heart of La Puente: the Need Unseen
Craig DenUyl The Paw Print “That was my house growing up,” said my guide, M.B. “And that’s the park where they used to freeze to death in the winters,” she added pointing almost directly across the street. That day M.B. drove me all around her Colorado town, located just a short drive outside of the […]