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In the coming months, the International Institute of St. Louis plans to welcome Afghan refugees from Albania, where they have been for months. Institute officials say they will be more prepared for the latest arrivals.

The International Institute of St. Louis will open the Anna E. Crosslin Center for Multicultural Excellence in January. The center will provide cultural workshops, training, programming and events to residents and business owners.

It's been one year since the collapse of Kabul and the arrival of Afghan refugees to the St. Louis area.

The International Institute of St. Louis is ready to welcome more Afghan families and refugees from other countries. Officials with the U.S. State and Health and Human Services departments and the International Nonprofit Immigrant Organization met with International Institute officials Monday.

The International Institute of St. Louis is ready to welcome more Afghan families and refugees from other countries. Officials with the U.S. State and Health and Human Services departments and the International Nonprofit Immigrant Organization met with International Institute officials Monday.

Tower Grove Park was packed with more than 80 tents featuring crafts and cravings from around the world to celebrate the return of the Festival of Nations.

The Biden administration’s Uniting for Ukraine program allows people from the war-torn country to temporarily stay in the U.S., and hundreds are coming to St. Louis. But Ukrainians don’t qualify for the benefits that other refugees receive, leaving local agencies and American sponsors scrambling to help them.

Over 700 Missourians have applied to sponsor Ukrainians statewide. But Ukrainians don’t qualify for the benefits that other refugees receive, leaving local agencies and American sponsors scrambling to help them.

Since Kabul fell to the Taliban in August 2021, St. Louis has opened its arms to well over 600 Afghan refugees.

Nearly 600 Afghan refugees now have a place to call home beyond hotels. An effort to bring more Afghans to St. Louis will mean doing much more.