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Building Peaceful Bridges is a nonprofit organization supporting people of all faiths whose mission is to foster multicultural relationships by assisting in the integration of refugees into American society and educating communities on the challenges facing refugee populations through their stories.
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2022 ANNUAL EVENT VIDEO
We had a memorable Annual Event On December 1st and want to thank all of you who were able to “Gather for Good.” Enjoy watching or re-watching the event here.
This year we focused on the importance of supporting newcomers with a solid foundation in education and rent support.
We are grateful to our generous donors, guests and everyone who made the event so special. BPB has big goals and your generosity will make a lasting impact. Your support ensures we can continue to offer educational and rent support, English training, counseling, food, and household items, driving lessons, college preparation, college tuition, summer camp, and chrome books, to the families we mentor.
We have raised $35,000 towards the $40,000 goal for this year's Annual Fund. Consider donating in order to meet this important milestone. As you can see from our families, the support they receive is making a real difference in their lives.
Annual Event Education Fund
2022 Annual Benefit - Goal Reached!
You did it! Thanks to all the generous donors, we have reached our goal of $40,000 for the Annual Fund. This Fund will meet the urgent needs of BPB families: 1) to provide educational support by establishing a BPB Education Fund and 2) to continue to provide rent support and financial assistance for critical services. As we begin BPB’s fifth year, we thank you for continuing to share our vision of “bridging the hearts and minds of all people”. With our continued partnership, we look forward to this New Year of expanded growth and service to newcomer families.Volunteer
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Ahlam Al-Jebory Mahmood fled her home in Iraq after being kidnapped for her work running a humanitarian center near Baghdad during the war in Iraq. In 2008, she was a refugee in Syria working as a “fixer”–providing Western media with trustworthy information and contacts to help get the news out. She not only supported her husband and two children through her work with foreign journalists but set up a makeshift school for displaced girls. She was working as an unofficial leader of the refugee community in Damascus until she was arrested and imprisoned for her work. The story of her incredible journey from Baghdad to Damascus to Chicago is told in the multi-award-winning book A Disappearance in Damascus by Deborah Campbell, now optioned for screen by Terry George, director of Hotel Rwanda. LEARN MORE.
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Building Peaceful Bridges is a 501(c)(3) organization. EIN: 83-2282738.
Your donation is tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Up to 91% of funding goes directly to help refugee families.
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