What We Do
Our community is a unique intersection of two groups: Asian Americans in Utah--representing our heritage community--and marginalized refugees, asylum seekers, and human trafficking victims--representing the community we serve.
We work to help victims of human trafficking, refugees, and asylum seekers achieve outcomes of substantive improvement, self-sufficiency, and thriving. 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, asylees, and immigrant parolees 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 are excited to announce that Kamala Ganesh, LCSW, has joined AAU’s Behavioral Health team as a therapist. Kamala graduated from West High School in Salt Lake City, attended the University of Virginia for undergrad before returning to Utah completing her Master’s Degree from the University of Utah in 2020.
Thank you for all the volunteers who came out on Saturday, February 17th to help us clean, organize, and prepare our Major Street building to receive in-kind donations for refugees, immigrants, and our human trafficking victims.
Asian Association of Utah’s Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (S.T.E.P.) class teaches modern child-rearing techniques to Utah’s refugee communities in an individually tailored, culturally-sensitive and success oriented setting. Parents will learn how to foster a better relationship with their children through effective communication despite generational and language barriers.
Thank you to our generous sponsors:
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slc
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Slave 2 Nothing
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Sorenson
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State Farm
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Comcast
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LDS
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Promise
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Youthlinc
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Utah Board of Juvenile Justice
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GSD
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Optum
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Intermountain Health
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UDMA
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Human Services
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Office of Attorney General
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UDVC
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Housing Authority
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Northrop Grumman
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doTERRA