Youthlinc
I am a Mentor for Salt Lake County Youth Government. Many of the YouthLINC students are volunteers with our group. Our man focus is on youth homelessness. The YouthINC volunteers are reliable and effective. My oldest daughter went on a YouthLINC trip to Peru and had a life changing experience. She is a strong (6ft) woman who gets teary eyed when talking about her trip. She gets emotional in a good way. The children on her trip touched her deeply. My second daughter will be taking a service trip to Cambodia this summer. It is a relief knowing that she will be a part of a well organized group that will truly make a difference in the world.
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How does this organization compare with others in the same sector?
Very Well
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Life-changing
Will you recommend this organization to others?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
I am a senior in high school and YouthLinc truly opened my eyes, both to the poverty in my own community and in the world. Last summer I traveled with them to Kiamuri, Kenya. We built new classrooms for their elementary schools, went out and did medical work in the community, taught english, chemistry, math, etc. Not to mention the amount of time and labor that went in to raising money to bring them educational and medical supplies. But even after all we did for them, their generosity and kindness but me to shame. YouthLinc made this incredible experience happen without any worrying on my part about the logistics of travel and lodging. I know YouthLinc has forever changed my life and I am sure all 30+ of my other team members feel the same way.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
A lot
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Quite well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
I went as a social work mentor. We did construction projects at two schools in the jungle of Thailand as well as built relationships with their students and faculty. YouthLINC is an amazing program that teaches local and international services in order to create lifetime humanitarians. This experience changed my life. To go to a country that we don't speak each others' language and learn to love, grow, play, and serve each other was incredible. The Thai people are so loving and they will forever be in my heart.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
We went to Thailand to serve the people there, but they changed our hearts and our lives forever.
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It was great and their mission is amazing!
Youth linc is an incredible program because not only does youthlinc provide the opportunity to serve globally and internationally but it instills an attitude of service in daily life. Youth linc creates lifetime humanitarians in all their volunteers by having service requirements before you leave on your international trips. It truly is an outstanding program. I just arrived back from my trip to Kiamuri, Kenya 2 days and it was an unfogettable life changing experience.
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I have experienced the results of this organization by seeing first hand how much service can do .
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
I really don't think i have anything to change.
The mission of Youthlinc is definently achieved! This program is the most amazing thing I have had the privilege to be apart of. To say that Youthlinc changes lives is an understatement. To describe all that Youthlinc has done is impossible.
You could start by saying this program has affected all the people in these distant lands, but you'd be forgetting about the people doing the service for them and how they have been affected. Or if you wanted to say that Youthlinc changed communities, you are missing the changed countries.
What Youthlinc has done is unbelievable, and what will be able to do is unimaginable! This program is a true blessing to all those who ever come in contact with it!!
I am a lifetime humanitarian, and it is for one reason, and one reason only! That reason is the Youthlinc organization!
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
Kiamuri, Kenya and in Sandy, Utah. Not to mention in my life and all the lives around me!
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
spread it to more countries.
The overall experience changed my outlook on my own life and made me realize things i'm truly grateful for! The whole experience was the most emotional thing I've ever done, from building the kitchen, painting a wall mural, playing with the kids at the orphanage, being interviewed in an English school, to simply playing soccer with the village kids. No matter where you are in the world or the language you speak you'll always be able to play sports and have a good time. Also, kids will always be kids and just want to play and stay young forever.
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The results of this organization has changes many lives. Not only the people we go to serve but also our own lives. Trips like the Mexico 2011 taught me a lot about myself and my team became extremely close. Youthlinc develops families. I would recommend this program to everyone I know.
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This was a great organization, and while in Mexico and the meetings leading to it changed my life. I hope to be a lifelong humanitarian just as the program hopes for also. I wouldn't really change anything.
Being a part of Youthlinc has been one of the greatest experiences in my life. I enjoyed all of the preparation that we had to go through before even being able to go to Mexico to serve. In order to be able to go, each student had to come up with the money one way or another in order to go on the trip. I also liked that it was required to give 60 hours of local service before being able to go. Even such local service helped pave the way to giving service to the people of Chiapas, Mexico for just two weeks.
Our specific service site was in a village in the state of Chiapas in Mexico. The name of the village is Bautista Grande. Our main service project was to help reconstruct the kitchen at the village school there. Since it is such a close-knit community, the school is a big meeting place for the entire village, so they often have meetings and parties there, and the kitchen is an important thing for both the children, and the adults. It was great to be able to work with them toward reconstructing the kitchen so they can eventually have a clean, efficient, and healthier way to prepare their food.
There is no better satisfaction then that of serving your fellow man.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
many ways. One way that this organization has had results is by having large groups going to service sites in several different areas around the world. This organization helps in meaningful service toward others, and one of it's main goals is to help others get caught up in service.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Make sure that there is very clear communication between any rotary clubs and the service sites and this organization. The only downfall that we had on the trip is that the village wasn't expecting us the first day that we showed up, and it kind of put us behind schedule a bit. But, because of the positivity and flexibilty of everybody in our group, we were able to just take it in stride.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Likely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
A lot
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Quite well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Likely
When people ask why I would spend money to mentor kids in a far-away place while so much help is needed here, I am proud to explain that at youthlinc we want to foster life-time humanitarians so we have everyone get involved locally to get involved globally. It makes a difference here in America, in country (go team Cambodia!) and in the life of the individual volunteers.
I had a wonderful time working with the people in Cambodia and mentoring the Cambodia Youthlinc team. We always felt safe, ate good food, stayed in a wonderful place, and met so many incredible people.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
my every day life I have a better attitude of service and awareness of those in need around me. I know I can help them and be a better person everyday.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
make sure we had enough translators.
I travelled with Youthlinc their 2nd year. It was a wonderful opportunity to take extra time and serve people locally, and then travel internationally to make such a huge difference in their lives and my own.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
how I view the world and treat the people in it.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
being able to become more confident.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
all dedicated to serve people.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
change the quality of life for a huge amount of people here in the USA and abroad.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About once a year
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
I was on the Thailand Youthlinc team of 2011 and had an amazing experience. Before leaving for Thailand, each student participated in 80 hours of local community service. I served at Samuel Morgan Elementary and after working for those 80 hours, I feel I had a better experience and worked for my position in Thailand. We worked at a school building a kitchen, tiling, painting bathrooms and their playground, teaching English, providing a health fair and carnival, and building relationships I will never forget. I will always remember the amazing experience I had with Youthlinc and the Thai people. I would definitely recommend anyone to this life-changing organization.
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I feel an amazing love for the Thai people and realized how easy it is to feel love for a people even if there is a language barrier. Also, I've truly grown to love serving others. It brings a happiness unlike any other.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
provide more work that required many hands.
I just returned from a Youthlinc trip to Thailand and had an amazing experience there! I really enjoyed the relationships that were made with the Thai people even though we didn't speak the same language. I enjoyed serving them and I am glad I had the opportunity through Youthlinc to help at their school. I hope that we influenced the Thai school children's lives because I know they influenced mine!
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The Youthlinc organization required us to serve 80 hours in our communities before we went on our international trip. I really enjoyed serving locally and will continue to do it now that I am home.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Nothing.
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