Inspire and Prepare Young People to Succeed
Junior Achievement of the Triad
Helps Prepare Today's Students for a Bright Future
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Junior Achievement of the Triad's volunteer-delivered, kindergarten through 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 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.
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!
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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JA of the Triad Spotlight
2020 Business Leaders Hall of Fame
New Board Member Announcement
Junior Achievement of the Triad welcomes three new members to their board of directors. Laurie Jamison, Jonathan Permar, and Tandra Redd, join a growing professional board ready to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.
Calling all JA Alumni!
Did JA make a difference in your life? Is there a story you want to share about how a JA mentor helped positively influence your life or career? Do you want to re-connect with JA and others who had "the JA experience?"
