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JA Empowers the Next Generation of Female Leaders at the Second Annual Empower Her Summit
By Beck Harhai
Community Involvement
On March 10, 2023, over 100 high school girls came together to claim their passion, power and potential at Junior Achievement of Western PAs (JAs) second annual Empower Her Summit presented by...
Empowering Women on International Womens Day
By Beck Harhai
Community Involvement
Junior Achievement celebrates International Women's...
Second Annual 18 Under Eighteen Event Honors the Next Generation of Leaders
By Beck Harhai
Corporate Responsibility
Junior Achievement of Western PA (JA) hosted their 18 Under Eighteen recognition ceremony on February 7,...
JA My Story | Zach Fleming
Blog from JA USA
By Ed Grocholski
Community Involvement
Not every student plans to go to college and finds JA valuable in introducing young people to careers that dont require a degree, such as in the skilled trades, as well as occupations students can pursue straight out of high school. Volunteers often share their career journeys with students, making JA even more...
JA Worldwide Nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
Blog from JA USA
By Ed Grocholski
Community Involvement
Were proud to announce that JA Worldwide has been nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, the second such honor in two years. Junior Achievement USA is a member of JA...
Be A Game Changer
Blog from JA USA
By Kelsey Matzinger
Community Involvement
Volunteers are the game-changer! They are the player that ignites those around them to do better and be better. They are the player that changes the on court or on field energy thats a spark plug and leads the team to victory. They are the ones that young people...
The JA EFFECT Widening Horizons
Blog from JA USA
By Kelsey Matzinger
Work Readiness
When she was a child, Socheth McCutcheons family escaped Cambodia, which was under the control of the Khmer Rouge, in search of a better life in the United States. Socheths family settled in Revere, Massachusetts, near Boston. Socheth now serves as a volunteer for Junior Achievement in New Jersey. She feels it is important to pay it forward by being a role model for young people, especially...
Why JA? And Why Now? Financial Literacy as a Foundation for a Better Life
Blog from JA USA
By Ed Grocholski
Financial Literacy
At Junior Achievement, we view financial literacy as the other literacy. Just like reading or writing, we all deal with money on a near daily basis. Junior Achievement employs a pathways approach to teaching financial literacy to young people. By pathways, we mean that JA programs are designed to engage students on the subject over multiple grades, from their first days in kindergarten,...
Meet Toni Schlieper and Andrea Imro, JAs Newest Additions to the Education Team
By Beck Harhai
Corporate Responsibility
Toni Schlieper, Program Manager, and Andrea Imro, JA BizTown® Program Coordinator, joined the team on November 16 and are excited to make a lasting impact on the organization, educational programs and schools in our...
Tap Into Your Entrepreneurial Spirit with These 5 Tips
By Beck Harhai
Entrepreneurship
Five tips of the biggest tips for inspiring student...