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Inspire and Prepare Young People to Succeed
Junior Achievement of Arkansas
Helps Prepare Today's Students for a Bright Future
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JA of Arkansas's volunteer-delivered, kindergarten-12th grade programs foster work-readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills, and use experiential learning to inspire students in our community to dream big and reach their potential.
Why Junior Achievement?
JA helps students realize that the education they are getting today will help them to have a bright future tomorrow. JA's unique, volunteer delivered programs, show them all of the possibilities that lay before them. They realize they can choose different paths; College? A specific trade? Start their own business? Through your participation as an organization or as an individual, these statistics below can begin to change in your community:
- 20% of U.S. students will not complete high school on time and earn a diploma.
- 49% of U.S. employers recognize that talent shortages impact their ability to serve clients and customers.
- 36% of Americans say that they have at some point in their lives felt their financial situation was out of control.
- 91% of millennials wish they had greater access to entrepreneurial education programs.
Which Way To JA?
Corporate Donor
Your corporation can support the growing need for youth development in Arkansas by helping today's students with the critical skills and the character necessary to succeed in your 21st century workplace.
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Individual Donor
Not affiliated with a corporation partnered with JA? You can make a donation directly to JA of Arkansas!
CORPORATE VOLUNTEER
By volunteering for JA through your organization, you can be in the classroom during work hours and you can share your experience and inspire young people to pursue their dreams.
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INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEER
Not affiliated with a corporation partnered with JA? You can volunteer in your community directly with JA of Arkansas!
EDUCATOR
Quality volunteers from the community come into your classroom to deliver proven, hands-on programming that inspires students to understand the opportunities provided by education.
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LEARN MORE ABOUT JA PROGRAMS
Not an Educator? Find out how you can get JA programs into your Arkansas school!
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Be a Virtual Volunteer with Junior Achievement
It's never been easier to be a JA volunteer. And it's still just as rewarding. Use our JA Engage platform to login and choose your class!
Time Commitment:
- 30 Minute Training
- 5 - 7, 45 minute lessons taught over a time span that works best for you!
Weekly JA Trainings
Want to know more about Junior Achievement(JA)? Join us for a weekly information session where we give a background of JA, demonstrate our programs, and give ample time for questions! Perfect for any teacher, volunteer, or company wanting to learn more.
Join in any Thursday at 9am, with this link: bit.ly/learn-ja
Trivia Bowl
Get ready for the team building activity you've been looking for... Junior Achievement's Trivia Bowl! Pick your date, time, and theme - we'll do the rest. Great for a company that's moved its operations virtual or has multiple locations.
