2011-09-13T09:13:08-07:00 2010-12-31 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2010-01-01 300258491 Puente a la Salud Comunitaria PUEN 7133775064 24 Waterway Avenue Ste 300 The Woodlands TX 77380 Pete Noll 2011-09-13 Jody Blazek 7134395739 X 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Kathryn Seely 24 Waterway Avenue Ste 300 The Woodlands TX 77380 202982 false false X www.puentemexico.org X 2004 TX Puente promotes the ecological production of amaranth, combined with other traditional and strategic crops, to encourage the diversification of local agriculture and diet for rural communities in Oaxaca, Mexico as a means of combating malnutrition. 8 8 3 5 0 201576 1220 -5430 0 197366 0 0 108132 706 20950 89822 198660 -1294 240356 238564 1193 695 239163 237869 X Puente a la Salud Comunitaria contributes to food sovereignty and advances the health and well-being of rural communities in Mexico by promoting the cultivation, consumption and commercialization of amaranth. false true 85537 Healthy Families: Puentes Healthy Families program works with indigenous communities in Oaxaca to foster a more diverse and nutritious diet for their families and help combat child malnutrition through consumption of amaranth. Since 2003, Puente has worked with over 6.500 women from over 90 communities in Oaxaca to prevent health problems and malnutrition through this program. Using a participatory approach, the program works with women from vulnerable populations to address some of the root causes of malnutrition in their communities and to make informed decisions regarding the consumption of amaranth. The program is designed primarily for pregnant and lactating women and the mothers and caretakers of children under 5 the groups most vulnerable to the devastating, long term effects of malnutrition. 62019 1220 Eco-Amaranth: Puentes Eco-Amaranth program promotes the production of amaranth in rural communities through agricultural training, technical assistance and farmer-to-farmer exchanges. Since 2007, Puente has worked with over 475 Oaxacan farmers from indigenous communities to cultivate amaranth using sustainable and ecological practices. The Eco-Amaranth program presents subsistence farmers with the opportunity to create a healthy food source and to generate additional revenue for their families. The program collaborates with the Healthy Families team to contribute to food sovereignty and to improve family nutrition by promoting amaranth, a native crop rich in nutrients and with economic potential. 147556 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 3 true false false false false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 true false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true false false true false false false X X Ranak Amin 7133775013 24 Waterway Avenue Ste 300 The Woodlands TX 77380 Tim Watson 3.00 X 0 0 0 Pete Noll 40.00 X 50368 0 1066 Lisa Thompson 3.00 X 0 0 0 Leslie Payne 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Kathryn Seely 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Katherine Lorenz 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Joe Choperena 2.00 X 0 0 0 Caroline Boyd 3.00 X 0 0 0 April Watson 3.00 X 0 0 0 50368 1066 0 false false false 0 201576 201576 Amaranth sales 111000 1220 1220 1220 186 186 0 0 0 5616 -5616 -5616 -5616 0 0 0 0 197366 1220 -5430 0 0 0 0 51434 36004 7715 7715 0 48839 37119 5860 5860 0 2248 1663 315 270 5611 3591 1010 1010 0 595 305 225 65 4776 4776 0 706 706 0 19729 19729 0 6329 3354 1154 1821 0 0 8132 5692 1220 1220 9003 7134 253 1616 0 4525 4302 100 123 0 0 382 382 6520 6520 Vehicle services 8623 8241 187 195 Other expenses 2304 1867 437 Media production and outreach 3871 3547 324 Exchange rate adjustments 1422 1422 Educational materials/supplies 13611 13586 25 0 198660 147556 30154 20950 234253 237599 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1542 577 6103 965 0 0 0 0 0 240356 238564 1193 695 1193 695 X 239163 237869 239163 237869 240356 238564 -1294 X false false false false false X 330148 81116 151616 145798 201576 910254 0 0 330148 81116 151616 145798 201576 910254 283095 627159 6062 13532 639 202 186 20621 0 0 930875 25419 0.67370 0.58080 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1542 577 965 965 North America 1 2 Program service Nutrit/agricult. edu 192410 1 2 1 2 192410 192410 X false false false false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Upon request. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Conflicts or potential conflicts of interest are brought to the attention of the board by the organizations senior staff and/or executive director, or raised independently by a board member. The issues are then discussed by the board and decided on by a majority of non-interested members of the board. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process The Board reviews and approves the 990 before it is filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et Tim Watson is married to April Watson. Form 990, Part III, Line 3 Form 990, Part III, Line 3: Ceased Conducting or Significant Changes To Services Puente integrated the concept of Training Trainers (see description below) into the Eco-Amaranth and Health Families programs, as it was decided that would be a more strategic approach to increasing the effectiveness of our work.Training Trainers: Trains community development workers from local government institutions and nongovernmental organizations to facilitate amaranth workshops in rural communities. By training amaranth promoters with an already established relationship with local communities, the project attains long-term sustainability in promoting the grain after Puentes staff exits the community.