Afghan Community Development Program News Today

While more than 1.6 million Afghans have fled the country since 2021, the total number in neighboring countries is 8.2 million, underscoring the humanitarian crisis for one of the largest displaced groups in the world. Some now call St. Louis home.

An officer told the Board of Adjustment during a meeting last week that the BP Gas station at 1601 Chouteau Avenue has been a nuisance property for 10 years.

In a speech outlining a broad progressive agenda, St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Megan Green called for disagreements to be productive. But debate in the chambers quickly turned nasty and personal.

The center will hold classes and activities for the hundreds of resettled Afghan refugees in St. Louis

Newly arriving Afghans, who came to St. Louis after fleeing Afghanistan in August 2021 are settling into the city and creating businesses to build the economy. The International Institute of St. Louis has programs to help get Afghan businesses started.