Pillar 3: Inclusion
Community Connections
Immigrants represent a strong, positive force for St. Louis regional growth. First and foremost, we are relying on them to fill economic niches, from high tech, to entrepreneurship, to workers for our growing service industries. They are a growing segment of our community’s homebuyers, shoppers, taxpayers and voters.
All of us are strengthened by a positive two-way relationship between the foreign-born and the wider community. So, the Institute helps newcomers become better integrated by offering training in civic engagement, and community-building to benefit our clients and the community-at-large. And we help St. Louisans build appreciation for cultural diversity by sponsoring special events, including our annual Festival of Nations.
The International Institute’s deep roots and vast multicultural experience mean that the agency plays a critical role in providing services and building public appreciation of immigrants’ contributions. By integrating newcomers into the wider system we can reach the Institute’s vision of a “thriving community with an ethnically diverse and engaged citizenry.”
Contact Information:
Kate Howell
(314) 773-9090 ext. 189
St. Louis Related Links:
The Economic Impact of Immigration on St. Louis - a study by Jack Strauss Simon Chair of Economics, Director of the Simon Center for Regional Forecasting, Saint Louis University
East-West Gateway - The Strategic Assessment of the St. Louis Region
Neighborhood Data Gateway - Inform • Invest • Innovate - St. Louis, MO-IL
Missouri Related Links:
Migration Facts and Stats for Missouri
What the Show Me State Shows Us About Immigration
National Related Links:
AJC Colorado Lauds Launch of "Colorado Compact" Immigration Initiative
Children of Immigrant Entrepreneurs Find the American Dream
Good Ideas from Successful Cities Municipal Leadership on Immigrant Integration
Investing in the Human Capital of Immigrants, Strengthening Regional Economies
Immigration Task Force - The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Number of Americans Who See Immigration as a Critical
Threat to the United States at Lowest Level in Two Decades
Settling in: OECD Indicators of Immigrant Integration
Ten Ways Immigrants Help Build and Strengthen Our Economy - The White House Blog
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