Our Mission
The mission of El Puente is to inspire and nurture leadership for peace and justice, working as a human rights institution in NYC and Puerto Rico with national and international impact. El Puente creates community-led movements of self determination through a holistic leadership and membership program model, as a high impact youth and community development organization.
Our Vision
El Puente will expand its legacy as a leader in social justice, through programs in education, arts and culture, health and wellness, and environment for Latinx and other communities of color. El Puente will extend its impact as a bridge to advance equity - citywide, nationally and internationally- through its research and evidence based models of advocacy and self-determination. El Puente will focus and expand its resources, facilities and programs to amplify its capacity as a movement to create a more just and equitable world.
El Puente is a youth- centered human rights organization, focusing on education, the arts, environmental justice and wellness to inspire leadership for social justice.
El Puente’s Values & Principles
El Puente is guided by 12 fundamental principles