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
Real Life’s Financial Literacy Curriculum
Real Life started in 2010 with the objective of teaching “real-life” applicable skills to refugee and immigrant teens throughout the Salt Lake Valley. The main goal of the program was to assist students as they transitioned through the various stages
Real Life’s New Music Therapy Program
By: Melissa Pearson Over the past few years, researchers have found that there has been a major increase in the needs for mental health services within our country and communities. Collectively, we have all faced the fallout and effects of
Ibrahim Ramazani and Hay Soe: The Refugee Story
Less Than Human
By: Hay Soe I started my 2760th Karen New Year with goals and resolutions, with my loved ones, and with excitement for the new semester in school. Others started their Karen New Year with great tragedy. Karen villages all throughout
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
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
Real Life Scholarship for Refugee and Immigrant Students
By Shelly Burningham Accepting applications through March 15, 2020. Click here to learn more about the Real Life Scholarship. Over the past few years in Real Life, many students have indicated that they want to go to college and have