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.
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 [...]
How Welcome Neighbor STL Is Helping Refugees Find Their Place In St. Louis
The organization that has now raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for refugees in the St. Louis area, and helped connect them with the community along the way, started with a news story.
Finding Friendship through ESL
New culture. Different climate. Unfamiliar language. These are the struggles faced by refugees leaving their home country and moving to America to build a new life for their family.