2024 New Jersey Youth of the Year
Boys & Girls Clubs in New Jersey announces the 2024 New Jersey Youth of the Year winners at annual New Jersey Youth of the Year Reception at Montclair State University on May 8, 2024. The sixteen outstanding youth honored received over $50,000 in scholarships. The Youth of the Year title is a prestigious honor bestowed upon an exemplary young person in recognition of their achievements in leadership, service, academic excellence, and dedication to living a healthy lifestyle. The Youth of the Year program honors our nation’s most awe-inspiring young people on their path to great futures.
Read the NJ State YOY Press Release
Read the NJ Military YOY Press Release
View the Youth of the Year Reception & Award Ceremony Photo Album
Check out this video to hear the incredible stories of hope, reflection and achievement from 16 exceptional NJ Youth of the Year Club teen finalists. These sixteen young people exemplify the Boys & Girls Club values of leadership, service, academic excellence and commitment to live a healthy lifestyle.
This program is the culmination of many months of hard work, training, and preparation, as well as a day of rigorous interviews for these sixteen outstanding honorees. The NJ Youth of the Year program would not be possible without support from our generous sponsors. It is because of these partners’ very generous support that we are able to create better futures for NJ Club youth. Special thanks to our presenting sponsors –Amazon, Comcast NBCUniversal, and Kohl’s. It is through all the state and national partners’ generosity that we are able to award over $50,000 in educational scholarships to help further these amazing young people’s education.
Each Youth of the Year honoree will receive a $2,000 scholarship, the Top 3 Runners-Up will receive a $3,500 scholarship, the NJ Military Youth of the Year will receive a $6,000 scholarship , and the State Youth of the Year will receive a $12.500 scholarship from the Boys & Girls Clubs in New Jersey and BGCA.
2024 NJ Youth of the Year Program Book
