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Youth of the Year
Sandusky teen wins BGCNEO honor for 2022
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Nevaeh Richardson was a shy kid when she first joined the Boys & Girls Club. That was seven years ago. Today, Nevaeh, 17, is a bubbly, confident young woman who was on the cheerleading squad and in a student leadership program at Sandusky High School. Nevaeh says her transformation was due in no small part to the experiences she’s had at the Club. “The companionship I felt at the Club taught me how to be a people person,” she says. Nevaeh’s leadership both at the Club and in the community was recognized in March when she was named the 2022 Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio’s Youth of the Year. BGCNEO is the largest Boys & Girls Club in the state, with 40 sites in Cuyahoga, Summit, Lorain and Erie counties. At her high school, Nevaeh, now a senior, participated in student government, National Honor Society and the Superintendent’s Executive Leadership Academy. In addition, she is an outfielder on the school’s softball team, a dancer and was on the cheerleading squad for football and basketball.
which assists third- and fourth graders in the Sandusky City School District. Vicki Slaughter, a Sandusky High School teacher and coordinator of the church afterschool program, described Nevaeh as “one young lady who is striving to always be at the top of her game. Her smile and positive attitude are addicting. Her inspiration to be the best she can be…is overwhelming.”
She credits Keystone Club – a Boys & Girls Club program – with sparking her interest in leadership.
Nevaeh says the Club “is my home away from home. You make friends, have great mentors – and it’s a lot of fun.”
Nevaeh also volunteers at Ebenezer Baptist Church’s Lifelong Learners Afterschool Program,
In the fall, Nevaeh will attend Kent State University with plans to a become pediatric nurse practitioner.