Puentes Summer Newsletter
Building Bridges: Restaurant Fundraiser September 15th!
Join us September 15th at the restaurants below for a fundraiser supporting Puentes de Salud! Owners from various beloved Philadelphia restaurants recently teamed up with Puentes de Salud for a citywide fundraiser in support of the non-profit organization’s work on behalf of the city’s immigrant population. The idea for the fundraiser was sparked by a casual conversation between Francis Cratil-Cretarola and Cathy…
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The Philadelphia Citizen
The Philadelphia Citizen recommends ‘Clinica de Migrantes’ In this sweeping profile for The Philadelphia Citizen, Syra Ortiz-Blanes recounts the story of Puentes de Salud as told in the stirringly powerful HBO documentary. The piece also spotlights “Building Bridges” which takes place on September 15th when 15 Philly restaurants – where many Latino immigrants work – will donate 100…
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The Philadelphia Inquirer-Immigrants Breaking Down Taboos
Breaking Down Taboos in Women’s Health From the African Family Health Organization in West Philadelphia to Cambodian American Girls Empowering, Aneri Pattani explores the wide range of local initiatives designed to destigmatize immigrant women’s health in this piece for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Chief among them is Puentes de Salud’s groundbreaking style of culturally-responsive healthcare. Photo: Philadelphia…
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HBO Documentary Premiere September 25th: Clínica de Migrantes: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
In this stirring documentary, director Maxim Pozdorovkin (Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer, 2013; The Notorious Mr. Bout, 2014) tells the story of Puentes de Salud, a volunteer-run clinic that provides free medical care to undocumented immigrants in South Philadelphia. Clínica de Migrantes follows the workers and patients of Puentes through months of routine care and growth.…
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Leading the Future of Community Health
Independence Blue Cross Journal of Change Vol 6. Issue 1. By: Steven Larson, MD Executive Director, Puentes de Salud I consider Esther Morales a close friend and colleague with whom I have had the great opportunity to work alongside and mentor. She is currently the managing director of Puentes de Salud and has been tasked…
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We are hiring! Puentes Nurse Practitioner Residency Program
Puentes Nurse Practitioner Residency Program Supported in part by a grant from the Independence Blue Cross (IBC) Foundation IBC Foundation Nurse Practitioner Resident Description We seek a highly motivated new-to-practice Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) to become the next IBC Foundation Nurse Practitioner resident at Puentes de Salud. The residency is a 12 month full-time,…
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