Inspire and Prepare Young People to Succeed
Junior Achievement of Idaho
Helps Prepare Today's Students for a Bright Future
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JA of Idaho'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 Idaho 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 Idaho!
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 Idaho!
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 Idaho school!
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JA of Idaho Spotlight
Stock Market Challenge
The Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge is a unique & dynamic event that brings together professionals from generous companies throughout Idaho for a night of food, drink, fun and friendly competition while supporting youth education in our community. Increase your company's visibility and network with other top companies as you share in the excitement of this one-of-a-kind evening.
Donate from your Phone
Sign up for Amazon Smile today and as you shop on Amazon.com you will be earning donations from Amazon to Junior Achievement. Signing up is easy! Go to smile.amazon.com now and follow the easy set-up steps.
JA Achieve-A-Bowl
The Achieve-A-Bowl is JA's biggest fundraiser of the year. Hundreds of participants from local companies bowl each year to help JA provide financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurial programs to local students.
