The Achievers program is available to high school teens throughout Union County and is a  collaboration of the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA, Plainfield YMCA and Westfield Area YMCA.

Achievers benefit from mentoring, college prep, tutoring, academic workshops and community service projects. The program is available at little or no cost thanks to the continued support of our community.

The 19th Annual Achievers Banquet was Thursday, June 1, 2017. Keynote speakers were Candace Kelley, JD, MS – “Why We Can’t Wait” and Essynce Moore – “Positive Peer Pressure.”

Whether you attend the banquet, place a journal ad, or serve as an Adult Achiever, your contribution will have a meaningful and lasting impact on one of your neighbors. Your generosity offers opportunity. Thank you for your support.

Leaders Club offers an environment that promotes self-expression for everyone.  Any idea can be accepted and integrated into the club and almost anything can happen!

In addition to meetings, Leaders volunteer at the Westfield Area Y and the community and go on overnight trips, while enjoying each others’ company.  Leaders Club is founded upon the following tenets: Personal Challenge, Social Development, Leadership Skill Acquisition, and Service to the Community.

Meetings and activities are planned by E-board, elected representatives chosen by the club to plan meetings, events and community service.

The Y’s Model UN program introduces students to the operations and structure of the United Nations, while providing an opportunity to increase awareness of other cultures.  Students assume the role of UN delegates and debate current issues which affect the global community.

An annual 3-day General Assembly is held in January in Hershey, PA. There is a Wesfield club (run with Westfield High School) and a Cranford club (run with Cranford High School).  Interested students should contact their high school advisers in early September.

Youth and Government™ is a national program of the Y that involves thousands of teens nationwide in state-organized, model-government programs. Youth and Government™ gives students a voice to debate and express their concerns.  Delegates are expected to research various government policies and current state issues and prepare to initiate legislation for their annual 3-day conference at The State House in Trenton in April.  Registration is held at the high schools.

Students are given the opportunity to immerse themselves in experiential civic engagement and to, quite literally, practice democracy. Teens from across every state meet in their local Youth and Government™ groups throughout the year to discuss and debate issues that affect citizens of their state and to propose legislation.

The program culminates with teens serving as delegates at a state conference, debating bills on the floor of the legislature.

There is a Westfield club (run with Westfield High School) and a Cranford club (run with Cranford High School).

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