Puertas Abiertas Community Resource Center

Puertas Abiertas works hand in hand with Latinos to inspire and achieve healthy living, self-sufficiency and opportunities for leadership and community engagement.

The goal of the programs at Puertas Abiertas is to empower families to make positive changes in their behaviors by accessing health and social services, improving education skills, becoming more engaged in the community, and by achieving self-sufficiency.

​In order to reach these goals, we adapt and realign services with partners (public, private and nonprofit sectors) to meet the most pressing needs of the underserved community in our county. Some of our programs include Case Mentoring, English as a Second Language (ESL), Free Tax Preparation, Civic Engagement, Mobile Mexican Passport/ID Clinic, Basic Computer Skills, Spanish Literacy Classes, The Children's Spanish Language Institute, and a Senior Support Group. Over the course of the last 10 years of working in Napa County, Puertas Abiertas has built a strong and continually expanding network of partners. We joined efforts with other nonprofits in leading key initiatives including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA), Labor Rights, and Citizenship Legal Services among others.

We are really fortunate to do this work in a community like ours, it inspires our dedicated team to continue working towards a healthier, stronger and more engaged community.

​Puertas Abiertas was formed in 2004 by St. John the Baptist Catholic Church as Spirit of Unity in Napa with the goal to bridge the gap between service providers and the Latino community by bringing together resources and by providing culturally sensitive intake and guided referrals. In 2005, Puertas Abiertas became an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and in 2007 the Community Resource Center opened its doors on Napa Street. On average, over 800 families are served by Puertas Abiertas every year.