Bridging the hearts and minds of all people.
For All of Us
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 newcomers into American society and educating communities on the challenges facing newcomer populations through their stories.
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Join us for our Gather for Good fundraising event! Come together with the community that makes our work with refugee and immigrant families possible. We are ALL Bridge Builders!
📅 Tuesday, November 10
📍 Glencoe Golf Club
🕕 6-8 PM
Please RSVP by November 1st! Register at the link in our bio to save your spot.
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Mentoring and Sponsorship
Bringing People Together
Giving Families a Head Start
Cultural Educational Events
Stories
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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Sponsor a refugee family by supporting Building Peaceful Bridge's Mission through a monetary donation.
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Engage with a newcomer family; assist with English language studies or for citizenship, or prepare a welcome box
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Gather for monthly luncheons. Meet neighbors and refugees from around the world. Hear speakers address issues relevant to today's refugees.
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1400 Patriot Blvd | P.O. Box 535 | Glenview, IL 60026 | (847) 242-1596
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.
Form 1023 including all attachments and Form 990 are made available to the public upon request.