Connecting Lifetime Humanitarians
Cost: $50 June 14-19 Refugee Summer Festival This Real Life Refugee Summer Experience allows Youthlinc participants to take part in a week-long local service opportunity in their own backyard and engage with students from all around the world. This experience
Youthlinc would like to honor American Express as a long-time donor to the Real Life program. Real Life has received consistent grant funding from American Express since 2016. The American Express Foundation began in 1954 to contribute toward philanthropic causes
My career has afforded me the distinct honor of leading the development and public relations charge for some of the world’s finest companies – both non-profit and for-profit. My diverse portfolio including American Cancer Society, Cisco Systems and others is
Real Life Interns dedicate 200 hours each, overseeing lessons and activities at our twelve welcome centers. Their job is to support the Program Director in volunteer and site management, teaching lessons, and helping all involved students develop life and leadership skills. Each Real Life Intern is a high school graduate,
By: Justin Powell and Melissa Pearson Benjamin Franklin said, “Out of adversity comes opportunity.” This was the case in 2010 when the United States was in the midst of the Great Recession. At that time, Youthlinc was quite a bit
By: Shelly Burningham Photo credit and initial content provided by: Nick Sokoloff – The New Americans of Salt Lake Ibrahim Ramazani – Country of Origin: Malawi I am a refugee from a Malawi refugee camp. I was born in Burundi,
By: Shelly Burningham As a result of Ethiopia’s devastating famine in 1985, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints responded and held two worldwide fasts raising $11 million for relief. From this event, Latter-day Saint Charities official 501(c)(3) nonprofit
How does Youthlinc choose a new site? IN-COUNTRY COORDINATORS Youthlinc partners with local NGO’s and Rotary clubs in-country to ensure our work will benefit the overall community in a positive way. Partners are vetted out and have stellar reputations for
Youthlinc is fortunate to have many donors that help us achieve our mission of creating lifetime humanitarians. Seminal among those is the Michel Foundation. They began supporting Youthlinc in 2009 and have never stopped. Cumulatively, over the past 12 years
5 Reasons You Should Start Volunteering Immediately According To Youthlinc Participants 1. It makes you super happy!! Create friendships with people you serve. Knowing your time is greatly valued. Knowing you’re impacting a person’s life in a positive way. 2. You