Inspire and prepare young people to succeed

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

JA of Kansas's volunteer-delivered, kindergarten-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 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

Donor

You can support the growing need for youth development in Kansas by helping today's students with the critical skills and the character necessary to succeed in the 21st Century workplace.

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Volunteer

By volunteering with JA of Kansas, you can be in the classroom and you can share your experience and inspire young people to pursue their dreams.

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Educator

Quality volunteers from the community deliver proven, hands-on programming that inspires students to understand the opportunities provided by education.

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Students Reached Nationally
2016-2017

208373

Classes Nationally
2016-2017

247350

Volunteers Nationally
2016-2017

21503

Schools Reached Nationally
2016-2017

JA of Kansas Spotlight

Lawrence Bowl-A-Thon

  Where: Royal Lanes
 When: Friday, October 23, 2020 12:00 AM

Companies, families or individuals recruit teams of five bowlers each. The bowlers then collect donations that will support the Junior Achievement financial education program, which reaches over 27,000 children statewide.

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Wichita Business Hall of Fame

  Where: Hyatt Regency Wichita
 When: Tuesday, March 09, 2021 5:00 PM

Junior Achievement of Kansas annually honors businessmen and women to inspire young people to follow in the laureates' footsteps.

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Topeka Business Hall of Fame

  Where: Stormont Vail Event Center
 When: Wednesday, June 09, 2021 5:00 PM

Junior Achievement of Kansas annually honors businessmen and women to inspire young people to follow in the laureates' footsteps.

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Lawrence Business Hall of Fame

  Where: DoubleTree Lawrence
 When: Thursday, February 04, 2021 5:00 PM

Junior Achievement of Kansas annually honors businessmen and women to inspire young people to follow in the laureates' footsteps.

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"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

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

Junior Achievement Student

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

Junior Achievement Student

Select a button below to see how you or your organization can get involved with Junior Achievement of Kansas.

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