Andrew Romero

I had a chance to interview a current volunteer of The Bridge also known as “El Puente.” Alexandra was very helpful in giving me a good inside of the program. To begin with the interview, I wanted to know about the organization and what exactly it is. The organization “El Puente is a program that allows the youth and adult to be involved within many curricular activities.” Some example of these activities is: art, sports, educational and engaging within other members. The goal of the organization is to promote peace and justice to push teens and adult to be leaders one day and pass on the message that there is peace and justice in the world and it begins with one person at a time. El Puente is not only an organization, but it is a school that offers many programs during and after school to keep teens learning and educated each and every day. El Puente has done many things for the community in the past years as it has only grown. The program is always running during the summer they offer a school camp for a variety of age group. “We focus on the community and looking in making it a better development.” One goal that has been highly anticipated is to build outside the community into other cities around the world. El Puente has helped many teens explore their talents in art and sports while get to meet new people. This program has turned a bad area into what we know today called Williamsburg. “The school has gotten many teens going to college and rates are just going up.” The community can help by offering their time and helping out supervising the youth. They can volunteer and help out with many activities such as trips and planned celebrations. Donations can support the program into making it develop even more. This can be done through the el Puente website. A volunteer would normally help out with the youth and in programs like the el Puente beacon which is a program during after school hours. This is where the volunteer can helped the youth with homework, interactions and building a trust within members. Many volunteers are very close friends that come together and go there to help out right after college and jobs as a way to educate the youth. College students are common in volunteers because it normally wouldn’t be long hours during school days but can be beneficial for the volunteer to put down in the resume. Overall el Puente is a family invested to inspire the youth in peace and justice to help them be the best they can.

Interview Questionnaires
What is El Puente?
What are the goals for El Puente?
What has El Puente done so far for the community?
How can others help this organization?
What would a volunteer do and how well do they work with each other?