About Our Organization

Where it all began

How are We?

City of Bridges Foundation is founded by the individuals who are inspired by the ideals and principles of Hizmet Movement. To learn more about Hizmet movement please visit our partner Alliance for Shared Values

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CITY OF BRIDGES FOUNDATION

City of Bridges Foundation is engaged and supported in activities to meet each other, overcoming prejudices, establishing mutual love and friendship and reaching the awareness of “race to [all that is] good” by establishing bridges and opening doors between people, societies, cultures and different religions and by developing the culture of peace, tolerance and living together among all people.

Philanthrophy and Relief Services

Local Charities & Embrace Relief

Community Services

Turkish Cultural Center of Pittsburgh

Education Services

Youth Empowerment Academy of Pittsburgh

Intercultural & Interfaith Dialogue Studies

Peace Islands Institute Of Pittsburgh

Our Values

Mission: Promoting interfaith and intercultural dialogue

City of Bridges Foundation (CBF) aspires to facilitate a forum of mutual respect and collaboration, both welcoming and accepting varied viewpoints and voices with the intent to develop original and alternative perspectives on vital issues that our society is facing, generate solutions to these issues, support successful practices, thus promoting education, friendship and harmony and acting as an island of peace for all peoples in a society of different ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds.

Vision

In a diverse world, where even the farthest point is a click away, every culture, race, religion, tradition and nation become neighbors. We have to live and interact together in this “global island” we call Earth. City of Bridges Foundation (CBF) serves to act as the soil for fruitful dialogue, peace, and civil service just as the soil on this “global island” gives forth flowers of different colors, scents and shapes. CBF envisions a world becoming an island of peace in the ocean of our universe; a community in which people from all walks of life interact with each other and cooperate to serve their communities, thereby strengthening civil society and promoting the development of human values.

Goals

Facilitate unity for building peace, education to eradicate ignorance, welfare to fight against poverty and hunger, progress to promote development.
To develop original and alternative perspectives on global and social issues as they relate to our lives, as well as present explanations and solutions.
Support successful practices in peace building.
Build relationships among diverse cultures and traditions.
Unite different point of views on common global issues.
Provide educational platforms for global and social challenges.
Encourage people to actively engage in solving social and global problems of humanity.
Encourage business owners to be part of a philanthropic economy to end problems like poverty and hunger.
Provide an atmosphere of peace and understanding for all people, regardless of race and cultural tradition.
Prepare annual reports for both non-govermental agencies (NGOs) and governmental agencies on social issues.

Testimonial

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Their baklava and gozleme is terrific! The staff (or were they volunteers?) who worked the booth at the Little Italy celebration this past weekend were incredibly kind and accommodating with customers who had to wait a little while for their food to be made. Wonderful place all around!

Nilolas Gray

Local Guide

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Hidden gems in Pittsburgh. People are nice and friendly plus when I came they served delicious food.

Yanthi Brihtsanthi

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The best baklava I’ve ever had! Just grabbed some traditional pistachio baklava from their stand at Brunchburgh.

Samantha Ryan

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“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” – Leo Buscaglia

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