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 anonymous donor for their contributions to make this award possible.  In 2020, we awarded one $5,000 winner, one $3,000 winner and three $2,000 winners for a total of $14,000 in college scholarships.   Rock Douka

We are proud to announce our 2020 Real Life Scholarship Winner Rock Douka Boulini, 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 months later his father passed away.  Rock experienced many difficult hardships as a child.  As a result of his many early life traumas, he developed a learning disability.  Although school has been very difficult for him, he is determined to be strong