Junior Achievement (JA) is the nation’s oldest and largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. Junior Achievement’s programs—work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy— are delivered by volunteers from the business community. JA Big Bend provides the materials, scheduling and training necessary to deliver world-class financial literacy programs and provide relevant, hands-on experiences for over 2,500 students annually in our local area.
If you are passionate about entrepreneurship, work-readiness and financial literacy education, please consider becoming a JA volunteer!
JA Be Entrepreneurial volunteer training: December 4 OR 6, 11:30-1:00
JA Elementary programs volunteer training: December 12, 11:30-1:00
Lunch provided by JA Big Bend
For a listing of all local Junior Achievement programs and volunteer opportunities in area schools please visit us at: https://www.juniorachievement.org/web//ja-bigbend/volunteer or contact Kristi Strickland at 850-544-5510; kristi@jabigbend.org
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