The George S and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation has generously sponsored the Young Humanitarian Award from it's conception in 2005. As our flagship Young Humanitarian donor, they have  generously contributed $132,000 in scholarship funds to service minded high school and college students over the past 15 years. A member of the Eccles Foundation has also been on our Young Humanitarian Award interview panel every year. We are grateful for the George S and Dolores Doré Foundatio

By Jackie Moynihan and Lisa Whittaker Each May, Youthlinc honors outstanding, service-driven high school and college students with the Utah Young Humanitarian Award (YHA) scholarship. With the awarding of our 2020 scholarship winners right around the corner, we decided to check in with our 2012 YHA winner, Lisa Whittaker to see where she is now and how service has made a difference in

The Youthlinc Young Humanitarian Award has been recognizing service-minded Utah high school juniors and seniors and undergraduates students since 2005. Promoting humanitarianism among youth is the reason behind this annual tribute, made possible by the generous donation of the George S. Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, the Robert D. Kent Jr Trust, and the Michel Foundation.  As most everyone will recognize this year has been monumental to date.  With COVID-19 we were brought t