Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O.FOR MORE THAN 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 CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES TO THRIVE IN ORDER TO CREATE A MORE WELCOMING, PROSPEROUS, AND HEALTHY REGION FOR ALL. ANNUALLY, MORE THAN 3,500 IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES FROM MORE THAN 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.