From Oak Cliff to NYU with $50,000 in Scholarships

How do we know afterschool programs work for our students? Meet Darrius Shaw, the Texas Youth of the Year for Boys and Girls Club. Raised by his great-grandmother in Oak Cliff, Darrius attended the local Boys and Girls Club since he was 6 years of age. The staff and volunteers at Boys and Girls Club served as his extended family, mentors and tutors throughout his youth.

A graduate of Townview High School, Darrius is now bound for NYU's engineering program with $50,000 in scholarships. He's also one of 5 candidates for the national Youth of the Year, to be named September 15, 2010 in Washington, D.C. If selected, Darrius could earn up to $110,000 in college scholarships.

Darrius knows that his afterschool provider made the difference in his life. Now it's his turn to make a difference in the lives of other young men. Watch the WFAA After the Bell segment about Darrius.