START - St Louis Teens Aid Refugees Today

08/17/2026

We are ready for another great school year! These middle schoolers and high schoolers showed up today for our first leadership meeting. We have some great fundraiser and events planned for our refugee friends! Stayed tuned for more details on how to get involved.

04/24/2026

Thank you Ladue high school START club! They raised $300 by organizing a Crumble cookie sale at their school. These students are true leaders. They came up with the idea on their own, coordinated with an owner of Crumble, and executed their plan! The money they raised will go directly to our family support program. They even painted this sign! We love strong student leaders!!!

03/30/2026

We will continue to collect orders until end of day today. All proceeds go towards refugee and immigrant support in St. Louis. Thank you Villa Duchesne for such strong student leaders! We have already exceeded our goal!

Check out the campaign START Egg My Yard Fundraiser on Givebutter!

Fundraiser for supporting refugee families

03/03/2026

We are so proud of our START President, Bridget Hoff, a Senior at Villa Duchesne. She was presented with the Archbishop John L May Award for her exceptional leadership and dedication to serving refugees in the St. Louis community. Thank you Bridget for the past 4 years of leadership! The award was well deserved. We are grateful for you.

03/02/2026

Volunteer at our annual ice skating day for refugees! ⛸️

We need about 40 volunteers to help kids put on skates and to help kids skate. Welcome Neighbor STL will provide skates for volunteers and refugees.

Sign up here - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0549AEA72AA3FBC52-62533886-volunteer #/

02/13/2026

Volunteer Opportunity! Join us on March 7 at 1pm for the first monthly Afghan teen gathering!

Click here to volunteer - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A45A9AE2EAAFAC07-62174426-refugee?useFullSite=true

01/16/2026

We are so proud of our volunteer Hayley Preusser from Nerinx Hall High School who is a tutor for one of our Afghan families. Thank you Hayley for loving our refugee neighbors! We are so proud of you and grateful for your deduction to our In -Home tutoring program.

Nerinx Hall senior Hayley Preusser among 29 high school teens to be honored at annual MLK Mass

01/03/2026

Share this with your friends! It’s going to be fun!

You're invited to our annual Pickleball Tournament Fundraiser! Grab your friends for a fun day and make a difference at the same time! All proceeds go towards supporting local refugee families.

🏓Jan 10 from 10am - 1pm
🏓 At Chicken N Pickle - St. Charles
🏓 Teams of two

Register your team here - https://checkout.square.site/merchant/MLTWSA5JPX84A/checkout/BBTTX6TPS4WDJIDANX77R5DJ

12/18/2025

Thank you to all the START teens who volunteered their time on Saturday to make the Winter Party such a huge success! We could not have done this without you! We had students from Ladue High School, Kirkwood High School, Villa Duchesne, Visitation Academy - Saint Louis, St. Joseph's Academy and Chaminade College Preparatory School St. Louis