La Puente often appears in Alamosa's local newspaper, the Valley Courier, as well as the Adams State College Paw Print. In addition, we like to keep up on other news from around the country on homelessness and poverty. Visit our Facebook page for links to more recent news stories.
La Puente in the News
 El Pomar Foundation honors La Puente (September 20, 2011)
Economic Downturn Hits Home Hard (September 16, 2011)
Public awareness of hunger a staple of La Puente (May 5, 2011)
Epidemic of childhood obesity has a cure (May 3, 2011)
Community block grant facing major cuts (April 27, 2011)
El Pomar assists six Valley nonprofits (April 15, 2011)
Award winning filmmaker Diane Nilan to visit Alamosa (April 6, 2011)
Tax credits stimulate local investment (March 22, 2011)
Unlikely Friends: La Puente Reaches Out to Break Stereotypes (February 9, 2011)
Food Bank Forced to Cut Back in 2011 (February 2, 2011)
"An Extremist for Love": The True Value of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 26, 2011)
Christmas dinner serves up happy memory (December 28, 2010)
No place like home for Christmas (December 24, 2010)
How to be a Superhero (December 8, 2010)
Hands That Have Worked, Hearts That Have Swollen (December 1, 2010)
La Puente hosts annual Thanksgiving dinner (November 23, 2010)
Heart of La Puente (November 10, 2010)
The Monster Mash Dash in Alamosa: Fun, Food, Costumes, Community (November 10, 2010)
Common Ground; Helping the San Luis Valley Community (October 20, 2010)
Baseball Smells and the Homeless Shelter (October 13, 2010)
Homelessness in the News
Census: 2010 Saw Poverty Rate Increase, Income Drop (September 13, 2011)
Ex-Homeless Speak Out To Change Perceptions (July 4, 2011)
Florida activists arrested while attempting to feed the homeless (July 3, 2011)
Bills advance to fund housing for homeless vets (June 30, 2011)
Young, Homeless and Enslaved by the Freedom of the Rails (June 29, 2011)
Homeless turn to Twitter for food, shelter (June 28, 2011)
The hidden America (June 26, 2011)
Foreclosed Chicago Home Is a Risky Move for Homeless Family (June 25, 2011)
An Unfair Burden for the Poor (June 24, 2011)
State ID Legislation Threatens to Disenfranchise Homeless Voters (June 22, 2011)
Legislating Hate (June 16, 2011)
Jazz Musician Sings for Change (June 14, 2011)
Homeless Children Face Emotional, Developmental Hurdles (June 8, 2011)
Barbara Ehrenreich on Right to Housing (June 7, 2011)
Homeless and addicted: On the street or off? (May 12, 2011)
Helping nation's heroes succeed in civilian life (May 12, 2011)
Glee Gets it Right (May 5, 2011) |
