Bridges for Communities connects people of different cultures and faiths, enabling them to build friendships and grow in their understanding of one another.

Through these connections and experiences, we seek to inspire and equip people to become active agents of change, building a more cohesive society where people are better neighbours, newcomers feel more welcome and cities are more inclusive.

About Bridges

What We Do

Connecting

PeaceFeast

Sharing a meal together gives people from different cultures and faiths the opportunity to meet and build friendships.

Sharing Festivals

We bring people together around religious festivals and feasts — like Ramadan and Christmas — to break down barriers and challenge stereotypes.

Bristol School Linking

Bringing children together from different backgrounds together through classroom connections.

Supporting

Bristol Welcome Events

We organise special events and days out for refugees and asylum seekers, giving them a break from the challenges of daily life.

Walk With Me

Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of refugees through exercise with local volunteers.

Equipping

Cultural Training

We offer a range of training courses that develop cultural awareness and equip people to be bridge-builders in their local communities.

Refulingua

We enable refugees to take a step towards employment by tutoring people in conversational Arabic.

Stitching Together

Equipping refugee and asylum seeking women with sewing skills and building community.

Stories

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    Regular giving enables us to plan ahead for Bridges activities and growth.
    We are so grateful to our growing crowd of BridgeBuilders — people who have committed to giving a little bit each month to making all of this happen! Would you like to join them? To make a regular or one-off donation, please click below.

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