Category: Misc.

May 24, 2013

Partner Profile: Deloitte

Deloitte believes that it is has a powerful role to play in strengthening our community, and has demonstrated their commitment to preparing young people for their future success by being a...

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Junior Achievement’s 2013 Teens and Summer Jobs Survey

The 2013 Junior Achievement Teens and Summer Jobs Survey reveals a teen population confident in its ability to find summer work, despite a 24-percent unemployment rate. The national survey of...

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“JA helped reignite the burning desire I have to be in business”

Navil Perez Growing up I idolized my aunt Juana. She ran a little convenience store and a pawning business out of her living room. Her life was the epitome of...

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May 14, 2013

Record-Breaking JA Bowl-A-Thon Raises $910,000

More than 5,385 participants from more than 100 companies hit the lanes to help Junior Achievement (JA) provide financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurial programs to local students. The 30th...

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May 7, 2013

“Despite our hesitance, we listened, and boy did we learn”

It was freshman year and our economics class entered to a Junior Achievement volunteer ready to teach us about business ethics. Honestly, as 14 year old freshmen, we didn’t think...

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April 26, 2013

Partner Profile: Western Union

Western Union has teamed up with JA to help fulfill the company’s mission of enriching the lives of people around the world by en­­­hancing their economic opportunities. We are perfect...

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Volunteer Joy Hall Teaches High School Students Success Skills

Think speaking in front of high school students is scary? Think again. Joy Hall from Wells Fargo has conquered this feat for five years, bringing her colleagues to volunteer with...

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April 25, 2013

“I fell in love with business and everything that comes with it”

Like all teenagers at the age of 15, I was slightly irritated at the fact that my parents had dragged me to a summer camp that I was originally not...

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April 22, 2013

JA Celebrates National Volunteer Week

As Junior Achievement celebrates National Volunteer Week (April 21-27), we would like to recognize and honor the 5,000 local JA volunteers who are delivering relevant, experiential JA programs to students...

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