Immigrants

Welcome Neighbor STL is tutoring refugees in middle and high school. However, the organization desperately needs volunteers. Tutors are needed to help students with all subjects, especially math and reading.

St. Louis is a premier destination for traditional Irish musicians from Ireland and throughout the U.S.

The new ATRA art exhibition highlights the challenges immigrants face living in America.

Staff members and teachers from the Nahed Chapman New American Academy presented a petition in support of the program after SLPS leadership announced the program would be undergoing major changes.

Grupos locales de derechos de inmigrantes y abogados crearon una Línea de Respuesta Rápida para verificar los informes sobre la actividad de I.C.E. en la región de St. Louis.

Local immigrant rights groups and attorneys created the Rapid Response Line to verify reports of federal immigration enforcement in the St. Louis region.

Families in the St. Louis region needing nutritious meals can now choose from a variety of food items at the International Institute’s first food pantry. The partnership with Operation Food Search will help feed 40 families weekly.

Resettlement agencies and immigrant and refugee service providers in the St. Louis region have begun to scale back services for immigrants and refugees due to Trump’s executive order to pause federal funding.

About 250 community members gathered in Chesterfield on Sunday to celebrate the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Arrey Obenson, former CEO and president of the International Institute of St. Louis, resigned because of misaligned visions and goals. He said the institute’s position as a service provider for immigrants and refugees should be widened.