By: Easton Bowring One of my favorite parts of the year is reading through applications for the Utah Young Humanitarian Award. Every application tells a different story. Some students are organizing food drives. Others are mentoring younger students, supporting refugee families, advocating for mental health, or finding creative ways to address challenges in their communities. By the end of the review process, I always walk away with the same feeling: hope. This year was no di

By: Josh Anderson In 2022, I had the opportunity to go on my first Youthlinc Service Year program to Kenya. When I first signed up, I felt hesitant and unsure about my place in the program and the impact it would have on either me or the communities we worked with. Humanitarian work broadly was something I was not familiar with, and I had doubts about what would come out of the experience. Little did I understand at the time just how incredibly transformational the experien

By: Rivi Bero The biggest thing I have learned from my service journey is that opportunities are waiting for you- you just need to show up! Throughout my high school career, I’ve been fortunate to attend a private Catholic school strongly rooted in community service, with community service as a fundamental graduation requirement. For many, this may seem unnecessary, time-consuming, or even impossible due to the large number of hours that can look intimidating to the eye.