Asian Association of Utah

“A draft copy of the form 990 is prepared and delivered to management and the board for their review prior to filing the return. Management and the board has the opportunity to examine, ask questions, and request any changes or clarifications prior to filing the return.”

“For all board members and officers, the chairman of the board reviews the annual disclosures of conflict of interest to determine whether an actual conflict exists. For all staff, the executive director directs and handles all conflicts within the organization with an open door policy. Financial policies and procedures are reviewed monthly and quarterly. If a conflict is determined to exist, by the chairman of the board or the executive director, the board will determine if the conflict is material and will determine specific actions to be taken. One thing the organization does to avoid conflicts of interest is to bid out contracts.”

“The executive director's salary is set by the executive board after review of comparable data, economic conditions, and health of the agency. Approval of the executive director's salary is documented.”

“Governing document are available upon request at the organization's offices.”

“The asian association of utah (aau) was founded in 1977 and is a private, non-profit, community-based organization located in salt lake city. Originally established to support asian immigrants and refugees in their transition to life in the united states, the organization has expanded its resources and services over the past 45 years to assist refugees, refugee youth, and human trafficking victims from around the world. Today, we serve over 2,000 refugees, immigrants, and other community members each year. With over 60 staff members, our backgrounds cover 17 countries and over 30 languages. Our mission is to engage, equip, and empower refugees, refugee youth, and victims of human trafficking improve, become self-sufficient, and thrive. We offer comprehensive services, reducing transportation barriers and promoting access to a wide range of resources. Individuals and families in need can get case management services, employment help, counseling and mental health treatment, english classes, after-school tutoring and more. We also work closely with the utah resettlement agencies, refugee communities, state protective services, and many others, to ensure a greater network of support for our clients. Aau is committed to walking with people on their journeys to self- sufficiency. We know that our work not only makes a difference in the lives of those we serve, but changes our whole community for the better.”

“Refugee services housing assistance: the housing and rental assistance services program is funded through state, local, and private grants to support low- to moderate- income households with housing stability through direct rent and mortgage assistance. During the year ending june 30, 2025, we served 133 unique individuals/families utilizing over 790,480.80 in funding. Our housing staff utilize the arizona self-sufficiency matrix to identify needs with housing and other wrap around support services and referrals. Clients accessed employment, behavioral health services, esl classes, and case management support to ensure that all 133 clients served had support in their self-sufficiency goals. Afterschool programs: in the 2024-25 school year aau served 182 youth in it's prevention-based afterschool programs. The main curriculum that was administered was positive action. Positive action teaches students important social emotional skills. Teaching this prevention focused curriculum helps in the prevention of drug and alcohol use, violence and antisocial behaviors. On average, youth who took the positive action assessment survey scored in the 80% range indicating they are focusing on positive prosocial actions as opposed to antisocial actions. Mentoring programs: the aau mentoring program was supported by funding from salt lake county and dhhs funding for fiscal year 2024-25. Across the two funding sources we served 105 youth who primarily reside in salt lake county. Each youth worked with a mentor to create in individualized service plan focusing on improving their self-esteem, academic achievement and family attachment. Over 85% of the youth we mentored indicated that they avoid drugs and alcohol. Furthermore, each mentor worked with each mentee to identify and participate in prosocial activities such as afterschool programs, sport teams, and extracurricular activities. Social services: the organization's social services case managers work to bridge the gap between refugees and the resources necessary for integration and resettlement in the u.s. They provide assistance with legal matters, public transportation, health coverage, safe and affordable housing, school enrollment, and other basis needs services. During the year ending june 30, 2025, the organization provided a clear path to integration for over 333 refugees, asylee, victims of trafficking, and parolees cases. English as a second language (esl) & life skills: aau provides three levels of classes for esl learners from non-literate to intermediate. These classes are all taught by tesol certified teachers. All our classes are free. We focus on life skills for refugees and immigrants with the goal of the student being able to gain the skills necessary to get a job and be self-supporting or go on to further education or training. We emphasize digital skills including writing a resume, applying for a job, and finding job resources online. All our classes are accessible virtually through the teams app, thus allowing flexibility for students who are dealing with jobs, child-care issues, etc. For the 2024- 2025 fiscal year, we served 223 students either in-person or through our virtual classes. We have morning classes five days per week from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Parenting programs: 145 parents were served in the 2024-25 fiscal year utilizing the systematic training for effective parenting (step) evidence-based curriculum. Each parent who participated attended 8 or more of the provided parenting class. Classes were provided in spanish, somali, arabic, kinyarwanda, french and arabic (dinka) so that members of the language community could more fully participate and understand the principles taught in the classes. Parents reported "my family is more united, and we do more activities together- and "we feel closer and more connected as a family" after completing the class. They added that they are now "learning to listen to their child and not hurting them- and that "there are less argu”

“Behavioral health services the asian association of utah's (aau) behavioral health program, licensed by the utah department of health and human services (dhhs), is committed to supporting trauma-affected migrants in their resettlement process through trauma-informed, culturally and linguistically responsive, and low-barrier behavioral health care. Serving individuals and families ages five and older, the program is supported by federal, state, local, and private funding and delivered by a multidisciplinary team of highly experienced professionals. Using evidence-based models, aau promotes recovery and resilience for clients impacted by trauma, substance use, domestic violence, and a range of mental health conditions. Our services take a holistic approach to wellness, supporting engagement on a continuum from prevention through to recovery. Services provided by the department include evaluation and individual therapy, family based therapy, medication management, counseling for domestic violence victims and offenders, outpatient drug and substance use counseling, targeted behavioral health case management, psychoeducation groups, and behavioral health trainings. Direct client services: in the fiscal year ending june 30, 2025, aau served 431 clients across utah. This includes 291 evaluation appointments, over 3930 individual and family therapy sessions, 619 targeted behavioral health case management appointments, and 332 medication management appointments. These services ensured that trauma-affected migrants and their families had access to comprehensive support addressing both clinical and practical needs, helping them stabilize and thrive during their resettlement journey. Education and training: aau also prioritizes prevention and community-based support to strengthen resilience and build capacity among clients and providers. To do this, services expanded to include provision of mental health first aid trainings, psychoeducation groups for youth, and community outreach and education services. Certified mental health first aid instructors on staff delivered youth focused mental health first aid courses to local providers, equipping participants to recognize the signs and symptoms of a mental health challenge and when to connect an individual with professional support services. A total of 31 individuals were trained including staff and community members from catholic community services and youthlinc. At the sunnyvale afterschool program, aau therapists implemented regular psychoeducation courses that included topics such as emotional awareness, coping strategies, self-care, and overall well-being. Regular attendance of approximately 30 youth were served. Aau staff conducted trainings on culturally responsive and trauma-informed care for refugee populations. Audiences included 65 professionals at the veterans hospital, university of utah, and catholic community services foster care.”

“Human trafficking support (hts) services hts services are funded through multiple federal, state, local, and private grants. Through these grants, we are able to serve all victims of both sex and labor trafficking, of all ages, genders, and immigration statuses statewide. During the year ending june 30, 2025, hts served 1359+ survivors of human trafficking across hts programming. Program referrals: outreach efforts resulted in 732 new client referrals to the hts program; an 81% increase from the prior fiscal year. The large volume of referrals is addressed through case management, the interim group list and the drop-in center. Case management: hts utilizes a comprehensive services model that is trauma-informed, survivor-centered, culturally and linguistically responsive, and addresses 17+ components of victim needs. This fiscal year hts served 318 trafficking survivors, including 166 primary trafficking survivors and 152 secondary survivors in full case management services. Case managers provided 21,263+ service incidents to enrolled survivors. Service categories included emotional support, safety and health; personal advocacy and accompaniment; information and referrals; shelter and housing; education, employment, and life skills; and criminal/civil justice system assistance. Interim group list/crisis services: due to the large volume of referrals during the fiscal year, hts also had to utilize an interim group list. Individuals on the interim group list have access to a crisis case manager, emergency services, referrals, and hts's weekly drop-in center, but are not assigned a permanent case manager nor enrolled in full case management services until space on a caseload is available. Hts provided 4096 crisis services to individuals on the interim group list. Services included crisis case management, information and referrals, legal, safety, medical/dental, education, emotional support, employment, financial assistance, housing assistance/advocacy, interpretation, mental health, basic needs, substance abuse treatment, transportation, among other services. Hts also provided onsite/virtual crisis intervention for nine law enforcement operations. Drop-in center: hts runs a weekly drop-in center. The drop-in center, funded through multiple grants, offers multiple services on a walk-in basis. Hts provided 7503 services to 692 unduplicated individuals through 1995 visits to the drop-in center. The services include necessities such as food (ready-made and dry goods), clothing, personal care items, medical screening/ treatment, housing services, daily bus passes, crisis case management, peer support, medicaid application assistance, harm reduction including syringe exchange and safe sex kits, alternative menstrual care, access to bathrooms and safe, temperature-controlled spaces. Aau collaborates with 4 partners agencies weekly to provide these critical services to exploited populations. Housing programming: hts housing services address needs across the housing spectrum: emergency shelter, short term rental assistance, transitional housing, and permanent housing. Hts provided 29 incidents of emergency hotel assistance, 2249 housing services to survivors, transitional housing to 67 survivors, and provided 561 incidents of rental assistance to survivors in utah, totaling 475,903. Economic empowerment: this fiscal year, hts has enhanced our economic empowerment services. These services include crisis management, career exploration, financial literacy, educational opportunities, skill building/work readiness, employment services, and life skills groups, among others. Hts provided 1551+ economic empowerment services to survivors in utah. Youth services: this fiscal year, hts enhanced their services to minor survivors of trafficking by developing and implementing an ht mentoring program. Ht mentorship focuses on social-emotional development, school attendance support, english language tutoring, community engagement, volunteering, and recrea”

“Other contract services 181,856 0 0 interpreters 1,222,351 134,007 0 total 1,404,207 134,007 0”

“Rental expenses 4,892 special event expenses 102,289 rental expenses -4,892 special event expenses -102,289”