In the Spotlight: IISTL Youth Mentoring + Edwardsville YMCA Collab
IISTL’s Youth Mentoring program and the Edwardsville YMCA collaborated to produce a day-long event for refugee kids.
In the Spotlight: JVS and the Afghan Girls Group
JVS realized newly arrived Afghan girls needed more in-depth educational support, so they formed a group that meets weekly to provide such educational support and bolster technical skills and self-confidence.
In the Spotlight: JVS Youth Mentoring
Jewish Vocational Service Youth Mentoring team and administrators at MCC in Kansas City collaborated to develop a solution for refugees, asylees, and victims of human trafficking who cannot obtain documentation from their former schools.
An IISTL Thanksgiving
The International Institute hosted a First Thanksgiving Community event on Saturday, November 17 and distributed more than 400 meals to volunteers, staff, clients, and neighbors.
In the Spotlight: Art Therapy Camp in Springfield
IISMO partnered with Beyond Healing’s Silvia Espinosa to produce a transformative, healing Art Therapy camp experience.
Gallery: World Refugee Day 2022 Round-Up
Local refugee resettlement agencies across the state celebrated World Refugee Day this month!
In the Spotlight: IISTL Youth Mentoring Seniors
There’s so much to celebrate with IISTL’s Youth Mentoring (YM) seniors who are all headed off to college!
In the Spotlight: CCCNMO Tax Clinic
A partnership with the Daniel Boone Regional Library, VITA Tax Program professionals and Catholic Charities Refugee Services to help new refugee arrivals complete their tax returns at no charge.
In the Spotlight: RAISE, Welcome Teams, and Community Sponsorship
To effectively support new Afghan arrivals, federal partners and resettlement agencies rapidly created new systems, which will continue to benefit newcomers.
In the Spotlight: CCCNMO Baby Shower for Afghan Moms
At the end of January, new moms from Afghanistan got the chance to celebrate their baby showers in Columbia, Missouri.
In the Spotlight: IISTL Afghan Refugee Soccer Saturdays
IISTL teamed up with Fútbol Club STL to host the first of many Afghan Soccer Saturdays.
In the Spotlight: IISTL Refugee Command Center and Afghan program
IISTL has launched a Refugee Command Center and received support for an Afghan program to welcome and support new Afghan refugee arrivals
In the Spotlight: IISTL Youth Mentoring Participant
A participant in the International Institute’s Youth Mentoring program is graduating with her pick of schools and scholarship offers.