Delivering happiness and impact together…
$3.6 Million to Empower Children and Youth Through Education
Let’s look at what we have accomplished together!
Our Growth is Fueled with Your Trusted Donations and Driven by Our Passionate Volunteers
Since 2003 we have bridged $ 3.6 million in funds for BTF4Kids projects all with your help and trust…Thank YOU…
BTF Program Share in 2018:
4Kids Educational Classroom Sets deliver happiness enabling the teachers
BTF is 100% driven by volunteers. Our operational overhead is 1% (funded in full by board members). Visit us at https://www.bridgetoturkiye.org
Impact in numbers:
BTF’s Empowerment Scholarship Program had reached 3,515 Annual Scholarships (1,068 This Year).
Student Enablement Programs: 18,400Boots & Sneakers + 5,000 Coats + 1,500 Knits
Classroom Materials: 45,500 Dictionaries + 7,950 BackPacks
Toys4Kids Early Childhood Programs: 226 Classrooms + 2 Playgrounds
Books4Kids Library Programs: Book Sets for 308 Classrooms and Libraries
Classroom Enablement: 56 Science Kits + 35 Art Kits + 42 Projectors + 63 PCs + 12 Smart Boards
Adopt a School Programs: 31 School Repairs + 8 New Labs + 6 New Libraries
Children’s Health Programs: $170,000 for Healthy Kids
We, at BTF, believe the single best gift we can provide as privileged & educated people, as a way of “paying back” is to pass our luck and offer “the gift of education” to those underprivileged children in Turkiye. We fundraise for this fundamental need every year in many different ways...
Here are some of the teachers our empowerment bridge had reached out to…
Teachers are the most powerful agents of education. They are the ones who have the power to deliver knowledge, to give love and hope and to create change at schools…But if they are not empowered with the basic school supplies that they need they won’t be able to accomplish much…As Bridge to Turkiye volunteers and donors, we are trying to reach these teachers and their students in Turkey…More about teachers and transforming power of education: https://medium.com/building-bridges/transforming-power-of-education-707ecf79d40e
Bridge to Türkiye Fund is a 100% volunteer run non-profit organization dedicated to building international capacity and volunteering for the needy children in Türkiye. Volunteering for an organization that serves your community is an excellent way to utilize your skills and dedicate time to an issue of interest to you. Please consider joining the BTF Family as a volunteer on one of our Committees, Youth Programs or Regional GivingCircles to strengthen the Turkish-American community and reconnect with your roots.
On July 26th 2016, Bridge to Türkiye Fund (BTF) has been granted to the United Nation-accredited Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in Special Consultative Status to the United Nation Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Consultative Status to the United Nations ECOSOC is the highest status granted by the United Nations to NGOs and granted upon recommendation of the ECOSOC Committee on NGOs, which is comprised of 19 Member States. Bridge to Türkiye Fund (BTF) is a US based, volunteer run, charitable non-profit, 501©(3) organization. Contributions made to BTF are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by IRS. BTF’s tax identification number is 58–2678580.
Let’s be connected for a stronger bridge this year…
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