Through out the year we like to give back to our community in other ways than just supporting our national recognized charities. This year we are having a Junior Achievement Day tentatively scheduled Wednesday, September 23. All volunteers should use the form to the left to email your Youth Involvement Chair, Krystal Wilkerson.
Junior Achievement is the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs. Their programs help prepare young people for the real world by showing them how to generate wealth and effectively manage it, how to create jobs which make their communities more robust, and how to apply entrepreneurial thinking to the workplace. Students put these lessons into action and learn the value of contributing to their communities.
*Facts about Junior Achievement:
WHAT IS JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT? JA Worldwide® (Junior Achievement) is an innovator in empowering young people to own their future economic success in the 21st-century global marketplace. JA focuses on the impact areas of youth, education and economic development. Junior Achievement’s volunteer-delivered, K-12 programs foster work-readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills, and use experiential learning to inspire kids to dream big, reach their potential, and contribute to the vitality of their local communities and the world economy.
PURPOSE
JA Worldwide’s purpose is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.
JA Worldwide’s purpose is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.
PROGRAM REACH
JA Worldwide reaches 9.8 million students per year in 404,000 classrooms and afterschool locations. JA programs are taught by volunteers in inner cities, suburbs, and rural areas throughout the United States of America and in 123 countries around the world.
JA Worldwide reaches 9.8 million students per year in 404,000 classrooms and afterschool locations. JA programs are taught by volunteers in inner cities, suburbs, and rural areas throughout the United States of America and in 123 countries around the world.
VOLUNTEERS
JA Worldwide’s 382,000 classroom volunteers around the world come from all walks of life and include business people, college students, parents, and retirees. These dedicated individuals are the backbone of the organization.
JA Worldwide’s 382,000 classroom volunteers around the world come from all walks of life and include business people, college students, parents, and retirees. These dedicated individuals are the backbone of the organization.
PROVEN SUCCESS
JA is one of a few global nonprofits to use independent, third-party evaluators to gauge the impact of its programs. Since 1993, independent evaluators have conducted studies on JA’s effectiveness. Findings prove that JA has a positive impact in a number of critical areas. These results are available free upon request. Summaries of the findings also are published in the JA Programs section at www.ja.org.
JA is one of a few global nonprofits to use independent, third-party evaluators to gauge the impact of its programs. Since 1993, independent evaluators have conducted studies on JA’s effectiveness. Findings prove that JA has a positive impact in a number of critical areas. These results are available free upon request. Summaries of the findings also are published in the JA Programs section at www.ja.org.
LEADERSHIP
Ralph de la Vega, President and CEO of AT&T Mobility, is chairman of the JA Worldwide board of directors. Sean C. Rush is president and chief executive officer. A total of 68 JA Worldwide board members represent a wide range of businesses and academic institutions around the world.
Ralph de la Vega, President and CEO of AT&T Mobility, is chairman of the JA Worldwide board of directors. Sean C. Rush is president and chief executive officer. A total of 68 JA Worldwide board members represent a wide range of businesses and academic institutions around the world.
A BRIEF HISTORY
Junior Achievement was founded in 1919 by Theodore Vail president of American Telephone & Telegraph; Horace Moses, president of Strathmore Paper Co.; and Senator Murray Crane of Massachusetts. Its first program, JA Company Program, was offered to high school students on an after-school basis. In 1975, the organization entered the classroom with the introduction of Project Business for the middle grades. Over the last 30 years, JA has expanded its activities and broadened its scope to include in-school and after-school students.
Junior Achievement was founded in 1919 by Theodore Vail president of American Telephone & Telegraph; Horace Moses, president of Strathmore Paper Co.; and Senator Murray Crane of Massachusetts. Its first program, JA Company Program, was offered to high school students on an after-school basis. In 1975, the organization entered the classroom with the introduction of Project Business for the middle grades. Over the last 30 years, JA has expanded its activities and broadened its scope to include in-school and after-school students.
ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW
JA Worldwide is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The Headquarters office provides strategic direction, leadership, and support to approximately 3,300 employees worldwide. Local volunteer boards of directors comprised of business, education, and civic leaders set the policy and direction for each local office.
JA Worldwide is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. The Headquarters office provides strategic direction, leadership, and support to approximately 3,300 employees worldwide. Local volunteer boards of directors comprised of business, education, and civic leaders set the policy and direction for each local office.
OUR VALUES
• Belief in the boundless potential of young people.
• Belief in the boundless potential of young people.
• Passion for what we do, and honesty, integrity, and excellence in how we do it.
• Belief in the power of partnership and collaboration.
• Commitment to the principles of market based economics and entrepreneurship.
• Conviction in the educational and motivational impact of relevant, hands-on learning.
• Respect for the talents, creativity, perspectives, and backgrounds of all individuals.
*Taken from http://www.ja.org/about/about_news_fact.shtml
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