Welcome Neighbor STL /tags/welcome-neighbor-stl Welcome Neighbor STL en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT St. Louis-area immigrant agencies scramble to provide services after federal funding pause /government-politics-issues/2025-02-05/st-louis-immigrant-agencies-federal-funding-pause Resettlement agencies and immigrant and refugee service providers in the St. Louis region have begun to scale back services for immigrants and refugees due to Trump’s executive order to pause federal funding. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-02-05/st-louis-immigrant-agencies-federal-funding-pause Andrea Y. Henderson Syrians in St. Louis rejoice after collapse of Assad’s regime /race-identity-and-faith/2024-12-17/syrians-st-louis-rejoice-collapse-assad-regime About 250 community members gathered in Chesterfield on Sunday to celebrate the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:59:21 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-12-17/syrians-st-louis-rejoice-collapse-assad-regime Ulaa Kuziez Welcome Neighbor STL will resettle 18 refugees, with some families arriving this month /race-identity-and-faith/2024-12-06/welcome-neighbor-stl-resettle-18-refugees New refugee families are headed to St. Louis over the next few weeks. A local immigrant and refugee nonprofit is working with a national resettlement agency to help families get immediate housing, employment and other resources. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-12-06/welcome-neighbor-stl-resettle-18-refugees Andrea Y. Henderson How a stay-at-home Ellisville mom became a lifeline for Afghan refugees /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-06-09/how-a-stay-at-home-ellisville-mom-became-a-lifeline-for-afghan-refugees Ann Wittman was once a stay-at-home mom focused on caring for her sons. Now, she’s dedicated to helping refugees with her new nonprofit, HumanKind STL — beginning with a capital campaign to buy Afghans used cars. Thu, 09 Jun 2022 21:16:56 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-06-09/how-a-stay-at-home-ellisville-mom-became-a-lifeline-for-afghan-refugees Kayla Drake As Afghan refugees face a hard landing in St. Louis, nonprofit leaders form Refugee Command Center /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-12-08/international-institute-turns-to-nonprofits-for-help-as-it-resettles-afghan-refugees The International Institute of St. Louis is changing its resettlement playbook and asking outside nonprofits to help for the first time in recent history. Thu, 09 Dec 2021 22:34:59 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-12-08/international-institute-turns-to-nonprofits-for-help-as-it-resettles-afghan-refugees Kayla Drake How Welcome Neighbor STL Is Helping Refugees Find Their Place In St. Louis /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-09-01/how-welcome-neighbor-stl-is-helping-refugees-find-their-place-in-st-louis Welcome Neighbor STL founder and executive director Jessica Bueler and Syrian refugee and business owner Mawda Altayan discuss on "St. Louis on the Air" how the organization has been helping refugees since 2016. Wed, 01 Sep 2021 21:43:50 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-09-01/how-welcome-neighbor-stl-is-helping-refugees-find-their-place-in-st-louis Sarah Fenske