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Demographics

REAL LIFE CURRENTLY SERVES MORE THAN
400 refugee & immigrant teens

IN THE SALT LAKE AREA

100% LOW TO MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES
90% OF WHOM QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH
95% ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

34% AFRICAN
30% HISPANIC
20% OTHER descent
9% ASIAN
5% MIDDLE EASTERN
2% WHITE
57% FEMALE
43% MALE THOSE IDENTIFYING AS "OTHER"
INDICATED THEY FELL INTO 1 OR
Interns " MORE CATEGORIES ABOVE

Before the Service Year began, Real life Interns were trained
in classroom management, volunteer management, and
lesson planning. The Interns used these skills to oversee the “As a refugee, I understand the adversities that
everyday aspects associated with Real Life at each of their come from adjusting to a new culture, being
individual sites. the odd one, and usually the first to pioneer
into the daunting frontier. Having people who
It is the Real Life Interns’ responsibility to ensure that are willing to take your hand and walk you
programming runs smoothly each day. They learn to through the journey makes all the difference in
anticipate the needs of their site and work to facilitate lessons the world. My family and I have been greatly
blessed by the efforts of the International Rescue
in a way that is cohesive with the sites’ personality and Committee, Catholic Community Services, the "
structure, while empowering the refugee teens and volunteers United Nations, and the Church of Jesus Christ
to take ownership of their various roles. of Latter-Day Saints. I understand how impactful
compassion and service are and the Real Life
Through assistance from the Real Life Directors, and Program is an incredible opportunity for me to
experience, Interns learned best practices for each of their serve and give back to the community that has
individual sites when it came to lesson facilitation and given me so much.”
delegation. As the year progressed, Interns became more HAY SOE
knowledgeable about their sites giving them the ability to use Real Life Intern
the strengths of their volunteers as well as the local teens to
ensure that programming was a success. Real Life gave them
the opportunities to expand on their leadership skills and
learn to run a positive and successful program.