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Inspire and Prepare Young People to Succeed

Junior Achievement of Dallas
Helps Prepare Today's Students for a Bright Future

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JA of Dallas'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.
Why Junior Achievement?

Which Way To JA?

Corporate Donor

Your corporation can support the growing need for youth development in Dallas 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 Dallas!

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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 communitydirectly with JA of Dallas!

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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 Dallas school!
 

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47,560
STUDENTS reached LOCALLY
2016-2017
2,415
CLASSES LOCALLY
2016-2017
4,504
VOLUNTEERS LOCALLY
2016-2017
184
SCHOOLS reached LOCALLY
2016-2017

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JA of Dallas Spotlight

2018 Teens & Personal Finance Survey

2018 Teens & Personal Finance Survey

In March of 2018, Junior Achievement USA and AIG surveyed 1,000 teens between the ages of 13 and 18 to gain a better understanding of their perceptions as they relate to personal finance and financial decision making.

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JA Named

JA Named "Organization of the Year"

Each year JA programs reach 4.8 million students in grades K-12 in the United States. JA received the honor, in part, for the work it has been doing to incorporate technology into the delivery of its financial literacy programs.

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JA BizTown BizBriefs

JA BizTown BizBriefs

Our generous sponsors have contributed to making JA BizTown an unforgettable experience for local sixth graders. We so appreciate their support - and are pleased to present the first issue of the JA BizBriefs.

See it here!

  • "In 4th grade, I learned about being an entrepreneur. I now own my own vending machine company, which helped me earn money to help buy our family dog."

    -Mathews Elementary Student, Plano ISD

  • "I learned that companies are looking for candidates who show they are ready to work hard and have a solid résumé."

    -Kimball High School Student, Dallas ISD

  • "When the business people come in and work with our students, it gives students a real life application and how it relates to their future."

    -Townley Elementary Principal, Irving ISD

  • "Starting with elementary school Junior Achievement I remember it being one of the best parts of the year. I got to have someone new come in and share about their life and how my future could be successful too!"

    -Alum & Volunteer

  • "That experience impacted the trajectory of my career. Today, I owned a 13 year old marketing consulting and coaching firm. Thank you JA for exposing me to my destiny."

    -Alum

  • "We not only make their lives better, but we potentially enrich all of our own lives."

    -Donor

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Junior Achievement
of Dallas

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If you would like more information on Donating, Volunteering, JA Programs, or other ways to partner with us, please give us a call at (972) 690-8484 or email us!