TOMORROWS ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER

Today is uncertain. Tomorrow represents hopes and dreams
Junior Achievement helps prepare today's students for a bright future.

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Junior Achievement of the Triad is committed to creating an environment that is inclusive of all by actively engaging diverse voices in our community to combat inequity. With the uncertainty of tomorrow, it is crucial that we provide the tools and resources necessary to achieve economic security as adults, to this generation and future generations.

Knowledge is power and Junior Achievement's proven commitment will give current and future generations power in the form of financial capability, career and work readiness and entrepreneurship.

Why Junior Achievement?

JA helps students realize that the education they are getting today will help them 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 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 Investor

Your corporation can support the growing need for youth development in the Triad area 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 Investor

You can make a donation directly to JA of the Triad! We have many different ways to give. Take a look at our Giving Societies.

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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 the Triad!

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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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24,775

STUDENTS reached LOCALLY
2018-2019

1,190

CLASSES LOCALLY
2018-2019

808

VOLUNTEERS LOCALLY
2018-2019

104

SCHOOLS reached LOCALLY
2018-2019

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JA of the Triad Spotlight

Impact Celebration

When: To be Announced

Where: 3220 Northline Ave.

Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Come celebrate with us Another Year of Impact! There will be a silent auction, live music, networking, heavy hors d'oeuvres & drinks provided! Learn more by clicking below!

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Save the Date for the 2021 Business Leaders Hall of Fame

When: January 26, 2021

Where: Greensboro Swarm Fieldhouse

Time: 5:45 PM - 8:30 PM

Junior Achievement of the Triad's Business Hall of Fame is an event to recognize and honor the professional accomplishment of visionary businessmen and women who have shaped the Triad's economic landscape.

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"Junior Achievement has given me a sense of what adults go through with budget issues."

-Junior Achievement Student
"Junior Achievement reinforced concepts for me to remember later in life."

-Junior Achievement Student
"I thought the experience was amazing. The presentation was unlike anything I've seen."

-Junior Achievement Student
"I liked how the Junior Achievement volunteer explained his job to us."

-Junior Achievement Student