The International Institute of St Louis

🚨 Three months of FREE RENT. A security deposit. Monthly gift cards until food stamps kick in.

That’s the offer to Afghan families relocating to St. Louis through the International Institute of St. Louis.

The organization’s broader plan? Reshape the city’s demographic future… pic.twitter.com/i3x83RB2Yd

— Natalie Winters (@nataliegwinters) September 28, 2026

… through more immigrant resettlement—to “reverse decades of population decline.”

This nonprofit reported $33.3 MILLION in government grants in 2024.

Its strategic blueprint also calls for funding changes to “insulate the agency from political and economic circumstances”—while “shaping the public discourse around immigration.”