Inspire and Prepare Young People to Succeed
Junior Achievement of Northern California
Helps Prepare Today's Students for a Bright Future
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JA of Northern California'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 Northern California 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 Northern California!
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 Northern California!
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 Northern California school!
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Watch the Video
JA of Northern California Spotlight
JA Monterey Bay Hall of Fame
The Central Coast region's annual luncheon event celebrating our the impact of our local business leaders in a Laureate induction ceremony at the scenic The Inn at Spanish Bay at Pebble Beach.
JA Tech and Innovation Day
This one-day tech immersive camp will provide San Francisco high school students with workforce readiness education and exposure to emerging career paths in STEM. Through hands-on workshops, mentor driven discussions and a gallery exhibit of innovation projects from the Bay Area's most notable tech incubators, students will become more prepared to enter the future workforce.
Introducing JA Finance Park Mobile
The JA Finance Park program is composed of 13 required teacher-taught, in-class lessons. It culminates in a hands-on budgeting simulation the JA Finance Park Mobile site where students apply classroom learning by creating a family budget based on a hypothetical life situation.
Volunteer!
Volunteering in the classroom is so rewarding! JA provides all the materials and training to ensure a remarkable experience. Grab some co-workers and sign up!
