By: Shelly Burningham Photo credit and initial content provided by: Nick Sokoloff – The New Americans of Salt Lake Abdul -Country of Origin: Afghanistan I am from a place where being alive depends on luck; I am from Afghanistan. The
2019 Real Life Scholarship Winners – What are they doing now?
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,
2020 Real Life Scholarship Winner
We are proud to announce our 2020 Real Life Scholarship Winner Rock Douka Boulinui, Olympus High School Rock is from Brazzaville, Congo. He and his parents came to the United States as refugees when he was fourteen. Only a few
2020 Real Life Finalists
Youthlinc is pleased to announce the awarding of five academic scholarships honoring Real Life high school seniors and college students of refugee or immigrant background. We would like to recognize the Low Family Foundation, the Barker Charitable Foundation and an
Going above and beyond: Merrick Bank takes the meaning of donor to the next level
By Jackie Moynihan and Shelly Burningham, Real Life Directors For the past several years, Merrick Bank has been a tremendous donor and partner for Youthlinc and its flagship after-school peer mentoring program, Real Life. In addition to their financial
2019 Real Life Scholarship Winner
Ibrahim RamazaniFreshman at Salt Lake Community College Ibrahim came to the United States as a refugee from Malawi. He is 19 years old and the oldest of seven children. He is currently a freshman at Salt Lake Community College, pursuing
2019 Real Life Scholarship Winner
Abdul Bary AyubiSenior at Cottonwood High School Abdul is from Afghanistan. He came with his parents and siblings to the United States last year. Abdul plans to continue his education first at Salt Lake Community College and then transfer to