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Meet Our 2024 Youth of the Year: Jyn Osorio
Osorio serves as president of the Keystone Club, the Boys & Girls Club teen leadership club that participates in community service projects. He is also a volunteer floor hockey coach at the Club and received the “Coach of the Year” award at the Club’s 2024 sports banquet. He is passionate about geography and has ambitions to further explore his studies in this area after completing his high school education at TEC-Connections Academy.
Teen ProgramOur teens spend a lot of time having fun, and working hard! From running their very own Keystone club & store, to being involved in sports and volunteering. Each year our teens have multiple award ceremonies and college visits – our local teens are busy learning about leadership, responsibility, and having a sense of community.
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KeystoneKeystoning is the Boys & Girls Club Movement’s most dynamic teen program. It affords teens an opportunity to gain valuable leadership and service experience. They conduct activities in three areas: academic success, career exploration and community service. The Taco Bell Foundation for Teens sponsors the Keystone Club program as part of a multi-year teen initiative; a strategic partnership between the Foundation and BGCA provides Clubs with the tools and resources to create a positive place for teens as well as for kids.
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Youth of the Year
Each year, one exceptional Club member is selected to be the Youth of the Year (YOY), serving as an ambassador for Boys & Girls Club of Greater Haverhill youth. Over the decades, these individuals have exemplified the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Haverhill mission and are proof to the impact Clubs make in transforming and saving kids’ lives. The local club winners then compete state wide in Massachusetts. The winner of the MA then continues onto the National Youth of the Year. Previous National YOY winners have achieved success in a variety of industries, including entertainment, politics, business and sports.
Becoming National Youth of the Year is an exciting and inspiring journey. Each year, thousands of Club teens participate in local, state and regional Youth of the Year events. Six teens, including five regional winners and a national military youth winner, advance to the National Youth of the Year Celebration, where one outstanding young person is named Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s national teen spokesperson. The National Youth of the Year is a role model, leader and advocate for over 3.6 million youth served by Boys & Girls Clubs each year, and all of America’s young people.
To learn more head to: www.bgca.org/programs/character-leadership/youth-of-the-year
Becoming National Youth of the Year is an exciting and inspiring journey. Each year, thousands of Club teens participate in local, state and regional Youth of the Year events. Six teens, including five regional winners and a national military youth winner, advance to the National Youth of the Year Celebration, where one outstanding young person is named Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s national teen spokesperson. The National Youth of the Year is a role model, leader and advocate for over 3.6 million youth served by Boys & Girls Clubs each year, and all of America’s young people.
To learn more head to: www.bgca.org/programs/character-leadership/youth-of-the-year