The Work Group is the only youth service agency in the State of New Jersey to receive national recognition for its work in the field. 

• 1996 - National Youth Employment Coalition’s PEPNet Award 2001 - National Youth Employment Coalition’s PEPNet Award 
  
  
• 2001 -“Excellence in Corp Operations” awarded by the National Association of Service and Conservation Corps
  
  
• 2006 - Recognized by the National Youth Policy Forum in Washington, DC in its publication, Whatever It Takes:  How Twelve Communities Are Reconnecting Out-of-School Youth.  A chapter of the report is dedicated to The Work Group, describing it as one of the most effective programs in the country.

Additional Outcomes:

• 85% of all attendees complete the eight month program and between 85%-90% of these are students are placed in jobs or post secondary eduction and training.
  
  
• One third of all particpants obtain their GED while in the program, double the National GED pass rate. 
  
  
• On average, The Work Group's Youth Corps provides more than 10,000 hours of service to the community each year.