Connecting Lifetime Humanitarians
Anna Moore Anna was evolved in the service year as a humanitarian. For her local service she volunteered at Bad Dog Arts studio where she taught art lessons at elementary schools. Then she went to Peru (2021). The service year changed
Costa Rica Day 1: Body, Mind, Heart, & Soul As described by the Costa Rica Humanitarian Foundation, life is an upward spiral. It starts at the bottom with meeting basic human needs with food, water, and shelter or “body”. Up
By: Laura Pearson Learning can be a challenge for so many bright students. When you’re a parent of one of these children, all you want to do is help them and make life a little easier. As it turns out,
2021 College Award Winners $5000 Award Winner Ibrahim Ramazani University of Utah Ibrahim Ramazani is a refugee from Malawi. His family arrived in Utah in 2013. He is currently in his third year of college at the University of Utah
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