And at the Courier's Community and Environment Awards, Project Challenge, which has built links with groups including Marshalls, Pennine Housing 2000 and Calderdale College, was acknowledged for its sterling work.
The charity and its associates won the Charity and Business Partnership of the Year award, sponsored by John Smiths.
Lorna Butterick, business manager, said: "It's just fantastic.
"Youngsters get such a negative press so for us to win is great publicity it shows that these so-called troubled teenagers we work with can not only take advantage of opportunities we give them, they can become a real benefit to the businesses they work with."
Judges were particularly impressed by how two teenagers had used the programme to gain full time jobs with Pennine Housing.
Pete Dawber, operations manager, said: "We've worked so hard to build up a reputation where businesses are actually coming to us and asking to work with our youngsters, so this further recognition is brilliant."