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 ServicesWe 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
School can be a difficult place for youth. For refugee youth, there are often additional barriers due to the pressures of being new to a country, having parents with little English proficiency, and trauma from the journey. As we look back over the past year, we celebrate the success and continued expansion of our Behavioral Healthcare work to school-aged refugee youth.
We're excited to announce Dr. Annie Fukushima has joined AAU's Board of Directors, bringing extensive expertise in human trafficking and immigrant communities.
The Asian Association of Utah is honored to be selected as an NBA Foundation Round 16 grantee supporting workforce readiness and creative futures for underserved youth. This grant will expand our refugee youth mentoring and afterschool programs.
As the need to understand long-term outcomes and make data-driven programming decisions increase, AAU promotes veteran leader, Megan Clark, as first Chief Impact Officer
