Democracy House, The Center for Community Engagement and Civic Leadership

Democracy House is Middlesex College’s award-winning Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service on campus. Democracy House works exclusively with students interested in serving the local community by building strong relationships to Middlesex College faculty and partnerships with local non-profits. The primary goal of Democracy House does is to address community needs while integrating real-life experiences into college-level learning.

Applications Now Open
Bonner Leader Program
2022 – 2023 Academic Year

The Bonner Leader Program is a campus-based community service program, through which students can engage directly with local non-profit organizations in yearlong commitment. Each Bonner Leader serves a minimum of 15 hours per week, with the ultimate goal of completing 300 hours of community engagement by the end of the academic year. Bonner Leaders also participate in national student conferences and weekly leadership workshops.

Middlesex College is the only community college in the national Bonner Leader Program network, which, through your participation, you gain access to. This can be very helpful in the transferring process, in networking for jobs, and in continuing community development. Also, if you are Federal Work Study eligible, Democracy House can be your placement! Other benefits of joining the program include building lifelong friendships with a group of like-minded and diverse peers at Middlesex College; professional and personal development; and intensive leadership training.