What We Do
Our community is a unique intersection of two groups: Asian Americans in Utah--representing our heritage community--and marginalized refugees, refugee youth, and human trafficking victims--representing the community we serve.
We engage, equip, and empower victims of human trafficking, refugees, and refugee youth to improve, become self-sufficient, and thrive. Our work is trauma-informed and linguistically sensitive, delivered by specialized staff who journey with each individual and family as they transition to life in Utah.
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We are the primary human trafficking victim services provider in Utah. We provide full wraparound services to help victims go from Survive to Thrive.
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Refugee & Immigrant CenterWe help refugees and refugee youth go from Arrive to Thrive. For over 45 years, we have been a consistent, local resource for New Americans in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Almost all refugees arrive with significant trauma. Our trauma-informed and culturally relevant therapy is available for refugees, domestic violence and human trafficking victims.
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Latest News and Updates
We're starting 2025 with exciting news in our Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (S.T.E.P.) program, we have three classes enrolling currently in three different languages - Kinyarwanda, Arabic and Sudanese Dinka.
January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, a presidentially designated observance that raises awareness about human trafficking and empowers the public to take action to prevent and respond to it.
Learn how you can become more aware, more involved and more helpful.
Our 2024 Impact Report is now available, showcasing the hard work that our staff, volunteers, clients, and partners have dedicated themselves to this past year. As we celebrate these stories of transformation and resilience, we invite you to review our impact and consider making a year-end gift to support our continued work in refugee services, human trafficking support, youth programming, and community empowerment.
AAU's work with refugees, refugee youth, and human trafficking victims is trauma-informed and culturally sensitive. To remain effective we continually evaluate our training, processes, and systems to ensure we are having the greatest impact with our trauma affected clients.
