In St. Louis, this Catholic rallies her community to treat Afghan immigrants ‘like Jesus’
Ann Wittman with Farid Wardak, an Afghan immigrant, in front of the house that the Wittman's purchased for the Wardak family in the St. Louis suburb of Affton.
Afghan Refugees Feel at Home in St. Louis
St. Louis is rolling out the welcome mat for immigrants and refugees from Afghanistan. Welcome Neighbor St. Louis is one of the many agencies that is smoothing the transition for families who [...]
Nonprofit helps Ukrainian couple find refuge in St. Louis
"Our home was bombed within a one-mile radius and it's okay, it was not destroyed but we were bombed," Julia shared.
Women at the Well at St. Gabriel Parish seek to fill women’s buckets with the Good News of Jesus
Sandy Timpe poured a glass of wine for an attendee at the Women at the Well Syrian Supper Club event at St. Gabriel Parish July 19.
Here’s how to help St. Louis nonprofits after record rainfall destroys its items, offices
ST. LOUIS — People all over the area are trying to give a helping hand to flood victims.
Welcoming the neighbor
Cousins Ann Wittman, of Holy Infant Parish in Ballwin, and Delia Andrews, of Ste. Genevieve du Bois Parish in Warson Woods, met the family in mid-November after Wittman saw a call for help on [...]
As the U.S. welcomes Afghans, the Hello Neighbor Network prepares for its largest class of nonprofit leaders yet
The incoming class of 22 Hello Neighbor Network Fellows, across 14 states, will participate in a 10-month intensive leadership program in the interest of furthering their organizations’ missions [...]
As Afghan refugees face a hard landing in St. Louis, nonprofit leaders form Refugee Command Center
Madeleine Grucza, Welcome Neighbor STL’s family support coordinator, said that she sees the outside organizations as key partners in the resettlement process.