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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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The most critical need for new immigrants is affordable housing. BPB has responded to this demand by establishing an Affordable Housing Fund to provide rental assistance to these families. Currently, Illinois is slated to accept 1,000 to 3,000 Afghan evacuees. We need your support in meeting this housing goal.Latest from Facebook
As government rental assistance ends for a refugee family after 90 days from arrival, your donation to BPB’s Affordable Housing Fund extends rental payments. For BPB this is the beginning of turning a house into a home and building a foundation for success.
As one of our Bridge Builders reflected, “I listen to family stories. I ask about the family’s needs and wants and, in turn, they share dreams of life in a new country. This is how relationships are built - rooted in trust and compassion.”
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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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