2007 Puentes/Bridges Program
Puentes Bridges is a small, community-based business in western
Wisconsin that offers language and cross-cultural services to the
Wisconsin and Minnesota dairy industry. The mission of Puentes
is to enhance the economic development of the industry and the Hispanics
work in the industry.
Puentes has taken many groups of dairy employers and others from
rural Wisconsin and Minnesota communities on trips to Mexico in an
effort to educate and broaden insights. The addition of Cooperative
Extension colleagues to the 2006 Puentes trip was a successful
first step in what will hopefully be an ongoing partnership. Visit
the Puentes website to learn more about their programs.
 Puentes/Bridges Immersion Opportunity
Again this year,
Cooperative Extension offered a professional development opportunity
in Mexico. Three, two-person teams
of Extension professionals and community partners will be traveling to Mexico, November 30-December 9.
The goal of the experience is to expand knowledge and understanding
of the issues faced by Mexican immigrants in Wisconsin. The
program will be conducted by Puentes/Bridges, a community-based,
non-profit organization in western Wisconsin that has worked with
Extension since it inception. In the past, most travelers on
Puentes trips to Mexico have been from the dairy industry. More
recently, groups have included professionals working with family
and youth issues, community health care, and community development.
This 10-day trip includes four days of intensive Spanish language
training, a four-day homestay, visits to the communities of Mexicans
working in Wisconsin, tours of archeological sites, and meetings
with Mexican educators to discuss immigration issues.
February 2007 Mexico Educational Study Tour Trip
December 2007 Puentes/Bridges Trip
2007 Puentes Documentation
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