St. Louis Business 500: Community Builders
Local leaders making an impact on neighborhoods across the region
New pilot project offers short-term housing for refugees seeking a foothold in St. Louis
Enter Welcome Neighbor STL, which has carved out a niche helping refugees after their federal resettlement funds are exhausted—and mobilizing volunteers in the community eager to help.
She needed $4,000 to help her sister flee Afghanistan. Welcome Neighbor STL helped her raise $9,000
As soon as we heard about the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, we reached out to Andisha to find out how she was doing and if her family needed assistance.
47 more reasons to love St. Louis now
How our region’s becoming more global, equitable, creative, philanthropic, and livable
Welcome Neighbor STL helps refugees feel at home in St. Louis
The organization's Supper Club is just one way in which it's helping local refugees.
Supper club dinners help refugee families settle in St. Louis
Welcome Neighbor STL hosts recurring dinners in which refugee families provide home-cooked food and proceeds benefit the family.