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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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Hunger, housing and joblessness are three of the greatest challenges facing newly arrived refugee families. Muki and Asha were working prior to the pandemic. Now, they are jobless and in need of housing support for their family of five.
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Donations received by July 7 will be matched by a BPB donor.
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BPB is committed to raising $6,000 to support their rent.
Goal: $6,000 (5 months rent).
Raised: $3600
Needed: $1200 (will be doubled) to reach the goal!
The Kadjemba Family and BPB thank you for assisting them to survive through the challenging months ahead. Please read their story.
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This week we’ve been feeling inspired by the Carnegie Corporation of New York list of Great Immigrants 2020. This year’s honorees represent 35 countries of origin and a wide range of contributions to American life, from human rights and computer science to art, business, education, health care, journalism, music, politics, religion, research and sports. Click the link below to read some of their inspiring stories.
www.carnegie.org/awards/award/great-immigrants/
Great Immigrants | Carnegie Corporation of New York
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Every Fourth of July, Carnegie Corporation of New York honors the legacy of our founder Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish immigrant, by recognizing an extraordinary group of immigrants who have made notable...This week we’ve been feeling inspired by the Carnegie Corporation of New York list of Great Immigrants 2020. This year’s honorees represent 35 countries of origin and a wide range of contributions to American life, from human rights and computer science to art, business, education, health care, journalism, music, politics, religion, research and sports. Click the link below to read some of their inspiring stories.
www.carnegie.org/awards/award/great-immigrants/
Great Immigrants | Carnegie Corporation of New York
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Every Fourth of July, Carnegie Corporation of New York honors the legacy of our founder Andrew Carnegie, a Scottish immigrant, by recognizing an extraordinary group of immigrants who have made notable...Volunteer
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Mentoring and Sponsorship
Support a refugee family by meeting together monthly or bi-monthly, introducing them to life in America, engaging in conversations that improve their English, or assisting their study toward citizenship.
Bringing People Together
Form new and lasting friendships. Gather for monthly luncheons. Meet neighbors and refugees from around the world. Hear speakers address issues relevant to today’s refugees.
Giving Families a Head Start
Together with a refugee family create a new living space: donate clothing and furniture, assist with rent, groceries, and basic necessities, prepare a welcome box, or share cultural values and meals.
Cultural Educational Events
Join us for an event and hear the story of a refugee. Learn what it is like to navigate a new home in a foreign country through refugees’ stories. Listen, first hand, to a journalist’s experience in a refugee camp.
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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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