By: Brayden Davies People discover Youthlinc in many different ways, some hear stories and experiences from friends and family who have gone on a trip, some see a presentation at school, and others learn about Youthlinc  through their own research. One thing they all have in common, is that they are drawn to Youthlinc because they have a desire to be more actively involved in bettering both their local and global community.    Youthlinc’s mission is to create lifetime humanit

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 with refugee or immigrant status in Utah.      Real Life was born through the visionary leadership of Ellie Seaborn, a Youthlinc employee at the time.  She explains, "Four nights a week, I was working with

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 a decent job, but in reality there are many barriers that hinder them from following through on that dream.  Because of this, Real Life implemented a new college preparation curriculum aimed at preparing high school students for post-secondary