As I was once a beneficiary to the newcomer aids, I am excited to volunteer with Truly Alive Youth and Family Foundation Inc as a Mandarin interpreter. This volunteer opportunity has introduced me back to my Chinese heritage and regained some old knowledge back.

Since my Mandarin and English language proficiency has developed and I have become capable to help others, I would like to switch my identity from an aid receiver to a support giver. This is ethical, and encouraging for the community!

I have been part of TAYFFI Youth Conversation Circles - a platform that has provided me with a safe, non-judgmental space to contribute to the discussions of difficult, yet important issues affecting the youth in Saskatoon community and beyond. Some of the discussion topics that have helped me shape my outlook and new understanding were "Cultivating unity and Comradery Among Youth," and "Addressing Bullying in All Its Forms."

I have met new people, made friends, and improved my oral communication and listening skills through TAYFFI Youth Conversation Circles.

I feel so glad to have benefitted from TAYFFI's Women In Leadership Certificate program. I have made friends with lots of other women from this program. It was also inspiring for me to learn from different guest speakers stories; our journeys were very similar. I will try my level best to achieve my success and maybe, one day, I will be a guest speaker too.

TAYFFI's English and French Language Enhancement Classes are awesome! I have benefitted from the English language class and my son also benefitted from the French Language class. Thank you so much, TAYFFI, for your support all the time.

I have always loved to learn a third foreign language, and I am grateful to the Truly Alive Youth and Family Foundation Inc (TAYFFI) for helping me achieve this goal.

Through TAYFFI’s language enhancement program, I can communicate in basic French. This organization has given me the confidence and the needed skills to enable me to enroll in a French course at my university. Thank you, TAYFFI, for the opportunity.