A Welcoming Community: The International Institute Helping Afghan Immigrants

02/02/2022 38 min Temporada 5
A Welcoming Community: The International Institute Helping Afghan Immigrants

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For over 100 years the International Institute of St. Louis has been helping immigrants and refugees. President and CEO Arrey Obenson sat down again with Saint Louis In Tune to give us an update on the status of Afghan Immigrants and what changes have taken place. How can you help? Find out more at the links provided below.[01:00] Background[07:09] Collaborative Effort for New ArrivalsHousingFoodLanguageHealth[12:35] Setting up the Afghan Immigrants for SuccessEstablishment of a Community CenterNewspaperChamber of CommerceIndoor youth soccer[18:12] What vocations do the Afghans bring to the USA?[22:36] Not just a local community effort-Afghan Resource CenterUSA HelloLandlord guideFunding[30:43] What can the local community do to help support the work going on?Financial assistanceVolunteerHelp with long-term planningThis is Season 5! For more episodes, go to stlintune.com#Afghan #Afghanistan #IISTL #StLouis #immigrant #refugee #chamberofcommerce #newspaper #housing #landlord #soccer