About Us
Our Story
In August 2021, in response to the evacuation of 75,000 Afghan refugees from Afghanistan, Elizabeth Davis-Edwards, a long time advocate for refugees, quit her job as a marketing executive and formed WelcomeNST to engage communities to help resettle refugee families. More broadly, she dreamed of pioneering a community-powered model for refugee resettlement. In the years since, WelcomeNST has engaged thousands of community members from around the U.S. to form Neighborhood Support Teams (NSTs) to welcome refugee families to the U.S.​
Today, WelcomeNST enables everyday Americans to offer refuge to refugee families from Ukraine, Guatemala, Venezuela, Haiti, Syria, and around the world, proving once again that, when crisis hits, Americans will step up and meet the moment.
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Impacting Lives: Now and for Future Generations
WelcomeNST has created over 280 Neighborhood Support Teams in 37 states across the country who have harnessed the power of over 4,000 community volunteers who have welcomed 1,000+ refugees…and we’re just getting started!
“I honestly cannot think of a greater blessing for our community than to have the privilege of inviting refugee families into our lives and calling them our friends.”
~ Elizabeth Davis-Edwards, Founder and CEO