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,
The History of Real Life
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
Donor Profile: Sorenson Legacy Foundation
This month Youthlinc would like to honor and thank the Sorenson Legacy Foundation. Sorenson Legacy Foundation is a Salt Lake City based 501(c )(3) whose mission is “to improve the lives of others and the world in which we live.” The
2019 Real Life Scholarship Winners – What are they doing now? Part 2
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,
New Real Life Partner – Umoja Generation
By: Shelly Burningham Youthlinc – Real Life is pleased to announce a new partnership with Umoja Generation. Umoja Generation is a Utah non-profit supporting refugee youth in the Salt Lake area. Fiston, Mwesige, founder and president, organized this program in
The Impacts of Real Life on Jile Tangishaka
By: Brooke Boyd Real Life is Youthlinc’s afterschool Refugee peer to peer mentoring program. Last year I was a Real Life Intern at the Sunnyvale location. Jile was a senior in high school who would come to the after school
Donor Profile: Synchrony Bank
Synchrony Bank has been a major donor and partner for Youthlinc and it’s flagship after-school peer mentoring program, Real Life. Because of a landmark grant from Synchrony Bank in 2014 and through a wonderful partnership agreement with Promise South Salt
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
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