Press / Media
2024
Local Youth Get Refreshed Learning Spaces After Boys & Girls Club Service Project
DoorDash Provides Continued Support to NJ Boys & Girls Clubs Through its Community Credits Program
2024 New Jersey Youth of the Year Press Release
2024 New Jersey Military Youth of the Year Press Release
BGCNJ Proudly Announce the 2024 New Jersey Youth of the Year Finalists
2023
New Campaign Launches to Connect Kids with Nature to Improve Health
DoorDash Provides $17,000 in Support to NJ Boys & Girls Clubs Through its Community Credits Program
Five New Jersey Teens Selected as Bank of America 2023 Student Leaders
AMPT Tees Off 2nd Annual Golf Outing Raising Money for The Boys & Girls Clubs in New Jersey
2023 New Jersey Youth of the Year Press Release
2023 New Jersey Military Youth of the Year Press Release
A new video interview featuring Genesis P., the 2023 NJ Youth of the Year and BGCNJ State Director on My9 on W9-WWOR-TV’s “Jersey Now.” 2022
Students Focused on Leadership and Community Service through the Youth of the Year Program
Susan Haspel, State Director of the Boys & Girls Clubs in New Jersey, discusses the Youth of the Year program and how teens focused on leadership and community service can earn scholarships. Recorded June 1, 2022.
Five New Jersey Teens Selected as Bank of America Student Leaders
Exceptional NJ Teens Named Boys & Girls Clubs’ Youth of the Year 2022
2022 New Jersey Youth of the Year Press Release
2022 New Jersey Military Youth of the Year Press Release
2020
Atlantic City Educators Reimagine After-School Learning to Lift a Community – Apple
Exceptional Teen Named New Jersey Youth of the Year by Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Exceptional New Jersey Teen Named ‘Military Youth of the Year’
BGCNJ State Director radio interview on impact of COVID-19 on organizaton – Part 1
BGCNJ State Director radio interview on impact of COVID-19 on organizaton – Part 2
Boys & Girls Clubs in New Jersey Launch COVID-19 Relief Fund to Support Local Clubs Across the State
Boys & Girls Clubs in New Jersey is Recipient of January Ticket Giveaway by American Dream
2019
2019 NJ and Northeast Youth of the Year, Nzingha interview on Comcast Newsmakers.
WABC news coverage of the NJ Youth of the Year Gala and winners.
New Jersey Teen Named Northeast Youth of the Year by Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Exceptional Teen Named New Jersey Youth of the Year by Boys & Girls Clubs of America – 2019
2016
Alexia L., 2016 Northeast Youth of the Year – Comcast Newsmaker’s Interview
Arianna S., 2016 Northeast Military Youth of the Year – Comcast Newsmaker’s Interview
Susan Haspel, State Director, Interview with Comcast Newsmakers
2016 BGCNJ NE Youth of the Year Winners Press Release
Alexia L. Northeast Youth of the Year Press Release
Arianna S. Northeast Military Youth of the Year Press Release
NJ.com – Exceptional teens receive prestigious honor
Press Of Atlantic City – Alexia Lewis named NJ Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year
Press Of Atlantic City – South Jersey Boys and Girls Clubs helping youth in tough financial times
NJ.com – Grant Provides Free Screening to Kids At-Risk for Asthma
2015
On May 18, 2015, nine of our 2015 NJ Youth of the Year Finalists had the privilege of being interviewed on for Meet the Leaders segments with their NJ State Legislators as a component of a luncheon honoring the 19 NJ Youth of the Year Finalists. Check out their segments below:
Ki’Yanna Baskerville – Boys & Girls Club of Newark 2015 Youth of the Year
Amauris Peralta – Boys & Girls Club of Clifton 2015 Youth of the Year
Melanie Oliveira – Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Newark Ironbound 2015 Youth of the Year
Jack Rickey – Picatinny Teen Center 2015 Youth of the Year
Amber Vermeulen – Boys & Girls Club of Hawthorne 2015 Youth of the Year
Diane Ashley Toribio – Boys & Girls Club of Paterson & Passaic 2015 Youth of the Year
Katherine Jaramillo – Boys & Girls Club of Lodi/Hackensack 2015 Youth of the Year
2014 NJ State & Northeast Regional Youth of the Year
