According to the Worldwide Refugee Admissions Processing System (WRAPS), every year nearly 25,000 refugees immigrate to the United States to seek protection. Only given government help to settle down in the first three months, families struggle to receive employment and flourish on their own. Additionally, their past experiences can force them to become very vulnerable. The American Psychiatric Association quantifies how close to 40% of refugees face PTSD, impacting their well-being and stability. This can become a major detriment especially when it comes to the youth, who are even more marginalized due to their lack of educational foundations. Refugee children are frequently ignored in the mentorship sphere, especially when taking into account how they are thrown into an unfamiliar environment. Most organizations only provide aid through donations and supplies without trying to help refugee families, especially students, learn how to become self-sustaining. However, addressing this gap through tutoring and mentoring services can better targets this need. Refugee Uplift fills this gap with a unique approach, by providing one-on-one connections between an experienced mentor and a refugee student. Through these connections, Refugee Uplift is able to boost refugee students’ interest in education and change their lives. Refugee Uplift to focus on inspiring and elevating refugee youth through mentorship and tutoring. This is done in the following ways: Youth Mentors Helping Youth Refugees Refugee youth are motivated more by other youth like us In one-on-one encouraging discussions, refugee students can learn from more experienced students Mental Health Awareness Mentors must be aware of students’ backgrounds to help support them as necessary If any serious mental health problems develop, we aim to help provide medical assistance Technology-based learning Nowadays computer literacy is an essential skill for students We guide students to self-learning resources on the Internet. Process Establishment Tutoring and Mentorship: Refugee student and mentor enter their information into a Google Form to onboard Mentors fill out a post-tutoring form after each session to record what took place and plans for next week Weekly quick status calls to discuss common issues/solutions to further improve quality & growth Governance & Recognition Volunteer of the month awards to motivate mentors Special groups to lead different aspects of the project Reusable Resources Maintain a list of useful resources to share common tools among mentors and make the teaching process more efficient and streamlined