Ibrahim Ramazani and Hay Soe: The Refugee Story
Donor Profile: Barker Family Charitable Foundation
This month Youthlinc would like to honor and thank the Barker Family Charitable Foundation. Barker Family Charitable Foundation is a Salt Lake City based 501(c )(3) founded in 2016. The focus areas of Barker Family Charitable Foundation include: cancer research, education, refugees, healthcare and community development. The emphasis Barker Family Foundation has in providing “at
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
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,
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