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For the 52nd year ASSIST program invited high school students from all over the world to apply for an opportunity to gain life-changing experience and spend their junior year at the American Boarding Schools. Every year among close to 200 selected students, 6 come from Lithuania. The Kazickas Family Foundation has been sponsoring 3 students each year since 2004.

Roger Altman was invited to Lithuania by his wife Jurate Kazickas. During his visit, Mr. Altman met with IQ magazine, covering the latest business, culture and sports trends in Lithuania and across the globe, news reporter Gytis Kapsevicius to discuss US politics and economy.

During their trips to Lithuania, the Kazickas family members find time to visit KFF's dedicated partners to express their gratitude for all the work they do. During their latest trip in January, Jurate and John Kazickas visited few organizations that contribute to 'Youth Can" program, ran by KFF.

During their trip to Lithuania in January, Jurate Kazickas, her husband Roger Altman and brother John Kazickas were invited to MO Museum for a tour and a discussion. Museum‘s founders Viktoras and Danguole Butkus and Marius Jakulis Jason Foundation founder Marius Jakulis Jason and his family chatted with the guests about the philanthropy path in Lithuania.

During their trip to Lithuania, Jurate Kazickas and her brother John Kazickas invited Kaunas University of Technology representatives that coordinate Dr. Joseph P. Kazickas programming and IT application contests for schoolchildren in Lithuania to their family residence in Vilnius.

Pasaulio lietuvių žinios (Global Lithuanian News) shares the interview with Jurate Kazickas and John Kazickas during their latest trip to Lithuania. They talk about their family history, the work the Kazickas Family Foundation does, and share their perspective on Lithuania and its people.

Roger C. Altman, Jurate Kazickas‘ husband and one of 19 the Kazickas Family Foundation‘s members, spent few very busy and productive days in Lithuania this January. Mr. Altman, who is Founder and Senior Chairman of Evercore, the most active independent investment bank in the world, was invited to Lithuania to share his expertise and to explore financial, philanthropic and political aspects of modern Lithuania.

During his recent trip to Lithuania John Kazickas stopped by at the Center for Pediatric Oncology and Hematology at Vilnius University Children’s Hospital and was pleasantly surprised by a tremendous renovation done at the Center.

Lithuanian hero Mr. Albinas Kentra - partisan, annalist of the history of the road to freedom of Lithuania, preserver of the memory of the forest brothers - was awarded a Freedom Prize 2019.