International Institute of Metropolitan St. Louis

FOR ALMOST 100 YEARS, THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS HAS SERVED AS THE ST. LOUIS REGION'S HUB FOR IMMIGRANT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. ITS MISSION IS TO BUILD A MORE CONNECTED SOCIETY FOR IMMIGRANTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY. RELOCATION TO THE INSTITUTE'S CURRENT HEADQUARTERS CAMPUS OCCURRED IN JANUARY 2015. ANNUALLY, MORE THAN 6,000 IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES FROM 80 COUNTRIES BENEFIT FROM ESSENTIAL INTEGRATIVE SERVICES FOCUSED ON CONNECTING NEW ARRIVALS WITH FIRST-TOUCH SERVICES AND RESOURCES, ENGAGING FOREIGN-BORN WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY, AND BUILDING A MORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. INSTITUTE STAFF ARE RECOGNIZED AUTHORITIES ABOUT REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION SERVICES. THEY SERVE ON DOZENS OF COMMITTEES, TASK FORCES AND BOARDS LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY.