Caption: Puentes Board Members and Executive Director Lucas Diaz
Puentes Board Members and Executive Director Lucas Diaz 

Bringing the New Latinos in New Orleans Together

From: Julia Botero
Length: 03:25

Non-profit Puentes New Orleans reaches out to New Orlean's Latino community. Read the full description.

Experiencelatinola_104a_a_000_small New Orleans Latino non-profit, Puentes New Orleans, encourages Latino parents to get involved in their child's education while encouraging teens to connect with their roots.

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New Orleans Latino non-profit, Puentes New Orleans, encourages Latino parents to get involved in their child's education while encouraging teens to connect with their roots.

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http://www.puentesno.org/about-us.html