Community Spotlight: Mary Ann Zaggy
Mary Zaggy’s lifelong interest immigration has played out in many ways—including an international adoption of a daughter from Guatemala. But two and a half years ago it led her to someplace very [...]
Syrian Families Continue Feeding the Homeless Community in St. Louis
Ayman Almlla and his wife, Ghaidaa Masrabi, wake up at 6:30 a.m. every Sunday morning to begin food preparation. On this particular Sunday, the menu includes chicken, chickpeas, rice with [...]
Community Spotlight: Arwa Sukarya
As summer in St. Louis sends the heat index higher, one person you won’t hear complaining is Arwa Sukarya. The native of Damascus, Syria, came to the United States in September of 2016, landing [...]
Organization helps refugees by letting them cook
Imagine you’re a refugee. You have fled your home country because of civil war or danger or poverty. You end up in a new country, but you don’t speak the language, you don’t know the people, you [...]
Meet 10 women whose volunteer efforts strengthen our community
St. Louis’ longest-running program awarding area women for their volunteerism will recognize the class of 2019 during its 64th-annual awards on May 14.
‘We all need help’: Woman who escaped Syrian civil war now feeding the homeless in Missouri
Mawda Altayan didn’t know how to cook when she first got married, but she always took notes while her mother-in-law made her favorite meals.
Family Photo Collaboration with Lindenwood University Photography Students
Welcome Neighbor STL has partnered with Lindenwood University’s Photography Department, under the leadership of Professor Krista Frohling. The two organization have been collaborating the [...]
Lafayette Church of Christ Supper Club
You are invited to a Welcome Neighbor STL Supper Club to support refugee families recently settled in St. Louis. Enjoy food, conversation, and catching up with friends – old and new. From [...]
St. Martin’s Episcopal Supper Club
You are invited to a Welcome Neighbor STL Supper Club to support refugee families recently settled in St. Louis. Enjoy food, conversation, and catching up with friends – old and new. [...]