Connecting Lifetime Humanitarians
I first became involved with Youthlinc when my daughter joined the Thailand July team in 2014. Although initially hesitant to have my daughter travel internationally without me, I agreed to go to general orientation and hear what Youthinc was all
By Jackie Moynihan and David Muiru Youthlinc’s international efforts would not be possible without the help of our outstanding connections on the ground in the countries we serve. For the next several months, we will highlight our In Country Coordinators,
By Shannon Moss, Youthlinc Project Manager The COVID-19 pandemic has changed almost everything about our everyday life. Meeting up with a group of friends on a Friday night has changed to a group FaceTime call. Shopping trips have been
By Annalisa Blackham, LCSW After serving as a student and mentor in five Youthlinc Service Years, and reaching a pivotal change in both my professional and personal lives, I embarked on a journey of service and humanitarian work much
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
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
By Shelly Burningham, Real Life Director Real Life is an after-school tutoring and life skills peer mentoring program that partners Youthlinc with a variety of organizations in Salt Lake County. Real Life provides active, practical, after-school programming to teens, tween
By Justin Powell, Youthlinc Executive Director Every year hundreds of Youthlinc volunteers engage locally in supporting the homeless population, people with disabilities, the elderly, refugees, immigrants, youth, etc. and in doing so they realize the power of looking outside of