How Welcome Neighbor STL Is Helping Refugees Find Their Place In St. Louis
Jessica Bueler details what led her to found Welcome Neighbor STL in 2016, and how it continues to help. Syrian refugee Mawda Altayan joins the conversation.
Where St. Louis’ immigrants can find resettlement help and international markets
Foreign-born people make up just over 5%, or about 130,500 residents, of the St. Louis region's population, according to the 2020 census. Immigrants resettle in St. Louis for various reasons, [...]
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.
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.