JA & Microsoft Help Prepare Colorado Students for the World of Work
Junior Achievement (JA) and Microsoft announced a new collaboration as part of the Microsoft YouthSpark initiative to help local students explore careers in the technology hardware and software industries. Through...
“I am really glad I have this program on my resume!”
Last summer I got involved in the JA Business Week, and I am truly happy I did. My favorite part of this camp was the real aspect of it! Being...
“I got a taste of the real world”
In November 2012, I was afforded the opportunity to attend JA Finance Park. The experience I gained from the event was invaluable. When I (along with the rest of Rangeview...
Student Company Success: Combine Columbine
Columbine High School, participating for the second year with The FIRE Within, a youth entrepreneurship program in partnership with Junior Achievement and the Second Wind Fund, ratcheted their business plan up...
“I knew that I would be successful from all the learning”
JA Student Nasurudin had the opportunity to present at the 2013 Colorado Business Hall of Fame I was once a regular old student at Aurora Hills Middle School. I’d come...
Accenture grant supports new work readiness program
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has awarded Junior Achievement (JA) with a grant of US $1.1 million to develop a new work readiness program that will enable high school students across the...
Walmart Foundation Grant Helps Prepare and Inspiring Wyoming Students
Junior Achievement (JA) received a $25,000 contribution to assist with providing JA’s proven programs to middle and high school students in Wyoming schools. The grant – which was given to...
2013 Fiscal Fitness Workshop: Jan. 25 & 26
The FREE workshop you can’t afford to miss! January 25 & 26, 20138:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. dailyFront Range Community College in Westminster, CO The Colorado Jump$tart Coalition offers this FREE, 2-day...
In 2010, JA launched a three-year demonstration project thanks to the significant financial support from Adolph Coors Foundation, Anschutz Foundation, Daniels Fund, CenturyLink, Newmont Mining Corporation, Suncor, and Walmart Foundation. Igniting...
