To kick-off the week, on Sept. 6, St. Louis County Executive, Dr. Sam Page, issued a Welcoming Week Proclamation to the St. Louis Mosaic Project and some of the region's foreign-born leaders whose organizations and companies offer support, resources, programs and a welcoming hand to immigrants seeking professional and personal success.

Welcoming Week is an annual campaign and celebration to showcase the movement of communities striving to be more welcoming places for all, including immigrants. Launched in 2012 by Welcoming America and its members, Welcoming Week provides individuals and communities the opportunity to proclaim welcoming values through events and local initiatives that foster mutual understanding between immigrants and non-immigrants, as well as deeper belonging for all.