Inspire and Prepare Young People to Succeed

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

JA of Southern Massachusetts' volunteer-delivered kindergarten-12th grade programs foster financial literacy, career readiness, and entrepreneurship 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 Southern Massachusetts 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 Southern Massachusetts!

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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 community directly with JA of Southern Massachusetts!

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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 Southern Massachusetts school!

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7,225

STUDENTS reached LOCALLY
2018-2019

348

CLASSES LOCALLY
2018-2019

276

VOLUNTEERS LOCALLY
2018-2019

51

SCHOOLS reached LOCALLY
2018-2019

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"You can feel the impact these programs have on the children and I will be a continuous supporter of JA!"

JA Volunteer
"My students love JA time! It's a foundation for understanding how our lives work in a home and extends to a community."

Kindergarten Teacher
"I was elated to see the great boost in confidence my daughter gained."

SPARK Parent
"Teaching Junior Achievement is one of the best things I have ever done in my life. Teaching the children about important factors that will play key roles in their lives is what makes it so special. I loved the opportunity, thank you so much Junior Achievement!"

JA Volunteer
"Having a Junior Achievement volunteer in my classroom has been so great for the students."

Kindergarten Teacher
"I would like to thank you and all of JA Titan for the opportunities you have given me."

Titan Scholarship Recipient
"This program is so important for students to understand they are part of a bigger community."

School Administrator
"I really think this is a great program for the kids and I'm glad that they give these children the opportunity to show that they can be successful businesswomen."

SPARK Parent
"The most heartwarming moments are when the children present you with drawings or tell you, ‘This has been the best day ever!'"

JA Volunteer
"They're learning about important concepts like how and why to earn and save money at such a young age, and those lessons will help them become responsible members of the community as they get older."

Kindergarten Teacher