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    Real Life Program Expands Mission and Impact: Serving Refugees from Kindergarten to High School 

    Real Life Program Expands Mission and Impact: Serving Refugees from Kindergarten to High School 

     Introduction   Real Life was born in 2010 when the United States was facing the Great Recession. At the time, Youthlinc’s main programs focused on the Service Year and the Young Humanitarian Award. Youthlinc leadership was worried about how the Recession

    Youthlincer August 3, 2023August 3, 2023 Local, Youthlinc No Comments Read more

    A Wrap of Real Life

    A Wrap of Real Life

    This Impact Report gives a general overview of the 2021-22 Real Life Program year. It includes locationsand demographic served, activities, and quantitative data. A final report with all our financial andassessment data will be completed in June of this year.

    Youthlincer June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 Local No Comments Read more

    Youthlinc Local Projects 2021

    Youthlinc Local Projects 2021

    This year, for the first time ever, Youthlinc implemented service experience trips for volunteers to take part in locally. These served as an opportunity not only for humanitarians who were unable to travel internationally this year due to COVID-19, but also for participants to see the many ways they

    Melissa Pearson July 16, 2021July 16, 2021 Local No Comments Read more

    2020-21 Real Life Interns

    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,

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    The History of Real Life

    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

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    Donor Profile: Sorenson Legacy Foundation

    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

    Shelly Burningham March 4, 2021April 4, 2021 Donors No Comments Read more

    2019 Real Life Scholarship Winners – What are they doing now? Part 2

    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

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    2019 Real Life Scholarship Winners – What are they doing now?

    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,

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    New Real Life Partner – Umoja Generation

    2020 Young Humanitarian Award Finalist

    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

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    The Impacts of Real Life on Jile Tangishaka

    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

    Brooke Boyd October 30, 2020November 2, 2020 Profiles No Comments Read more
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