En Común is a fully volunteer-run 501(3)(c) nonprofit working to provide access to essential goods, literacy, and digital connectivity in Bushwick, Brooklyn since 2021. Our small team of reoccurring volunteers work together to organize and execute our regular community programming. To get involved as a short or long term volunteer, please fill out the application form below (please note, it may take a moment to load!).
Applications will be reviewed on an as-needed basis. Questions? Email us at hola@milmundosencomun.org 🙂
English Volunteer Application
Volunteer Roles
Essential Goods
In collaboration with partners like Bushwick Ayuda Mutua and Mil Mundos Books, we regularly host essential goods distributions to provide our communities with the products that they need. Distributions are organized weekly by a combination of reoccurring volunteers and one-time volunteers.
One-Time Volunteer Roles:
- Distribution Support
Reoccurring Roles:
- Appointment Making in Spanish, Cantonese, and Egyptian Arabic
- Distribution Check-In in Spanish, Cantonese, and Egyptian Arabic
- Distribution Support
- Distribution Buying
Literacy
Through programming like free books, literary-themed student trips, and free English classes for Spanish speakers, En Común is striving to strengthen and provide our community with the information and knowledge they want and need. Our programming supports the development of literacy skills for all ages and encourages a love for reading and language.
Reoccurring Roles:
- English Teachers for Spanish Speakers
- Books to Rikers Coordinator
- Free Books Project Coordinator
- Subsidized Class Trips to Mil Mundos Books Coordinator
Digital Connectivity
En Común is on a mission to get Bushwick households connected to the digital tools they need. Digital literacy starts with residents having reliable internet access and instructions on accessing local resources online. The internet plays an important role for employment, education, and more, and En Común wants to make sure our neighborhood is well informed and connected.
Reoccurring Roles:
- Spanish-Speaking Internet Installation Coordinators