Local Teen from Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties Wins 2021 Florida Youth of the Year Title

The Giving Coast

Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties is thrilled to announce the Florida Youth of the Year title has been awarded to a local Club member for the fourth-consecutive year. Jorge Hernandez, a 17-year-old senior in the IB Program at Riverview High School, was named the 2021 Florida Youth of the Year on Friday, April 9, 2021, in a virtual competition with 19 other outstanding youth candidates from various Boys & Girls Club organizations across the state.

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