10th Brookline Youth Awards Happen Online June 17, 7 PM

The 10th Brookline Youth Awards is available now to watch on BrooklineHub.com. The event, founded in 2011 by R. Harvey Bravman is held every non-pandemic year at the Coolidge Corner Theatre. The Brookline Youth Awards is an opportunity for Brookline residents to hear about the character, challenges, and dreams of its young people as well as adults dedicated to their success, through the power and intimacy of video interviews.

This year’s event will recognize 84 students and 6 adults dedicated to their success. Over the last 10 years, more than 160 video interviews have been produced for the event, which has honored approximately 600 students and 25 adults.

The pre-produced 2020 youth awards will include 25 videos produced for the event. BrooklineHub.com will also list all 90 of this year's award recipients, all our past youth of the year, past adult honorees, our 33 sponsors, and our 42-person nomination committee on the same webpage where the "10th Brookline Youth Awards" will be available. The community can view the 10th Brookline Youth Awards at its convenience.

The Brookline Youth Awards 2020 Roger Grande Social Justice Award honoree is Bobbie Knable. The award, introduced in 2012, is named after a transcendent BHS teacher, goes out to an adult who inspires and affects young people in the area of social justice.

This video includes clips from "Facing Civil Rights," featuring Bobbie Knable.

At 7pm on June the "Brookline Youth of the Year Show" will be shown via live-stream on BrooklineHub.com, the Hub's Facebook Live, and on Brookline Interactive Group. The "Brookline Youth of the Year Show" will announce for the first time, the 2020 Brookline Youth of the Year Finalists and the 2020 Brookline Youth of the Year. The live-stream show will include past student and adult honorees as well as special guests.

Karen Chase created a retrospective video, looking back at the last ten years of this town institution.

Thanks to the generosity of the Coolidge Corner Theatre, this event was held free at the theatre from 2011 to 2019. The organizers of the Brookline Youth Awards look forward to returning to the Coolidge when the theatre reopens.

BrooklineHub.com is a 501C3 non-profit dedicated to reporting and commenting on life, culture and community in Brookline. As part of our mission, we advocate for non-profits vital in making this a better place to live, and by sponsoring and supporting events that promote community-building. We hold the belief that as a community, we should foster the well-being of all, remaining mindful of our young people, seniors, and underprivileged.