JA of Southwest Michigan
Junior Achievement of Southwest Michigan is a nonprofit that inspires and prepares young people for success
How you can get started
Junior Achievement of Southwest Michigan provides several ways that you can get involved whether you’re someone looking to volunteer, part of a district or school looking for educational materials, or part of a business looking to help us expand the reach of our mission.
Volunteers
In-person or Virtual you can Volunteer with Junior Achievement and make a profound difference in the youth of our community.
Volunteers, begin hereSchools and Parents
Junior Achievement provides activities, guides, thought leadership and lots of additional resources to support learning.
Schools and Parents, begin herePartners
Junior Achievement partners with corporations and individuals to fund the programs that are delivered to our local students.
Partners, begin hereJunior Achievement of Southwest Michigan Spotlight
Play4JA Bowling for Financial Literacy
A party with a purpose! Raise money to support local JA programs, win prizes, and more!
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2023 Annual Golf Scramble
The JA of Southwest Michigan Golf Scramble is an exciting golf event that incorporates golf, prizes, food and fundraising!
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Why JA? And Why Now? Financial Literacy as a Foundation for a Better Life
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, throughout their K-12 years, preparing them for the transition to post-secondary education or work.
Read BlogJA Helps Build Career Paths
JA’s impact is broad and the results are real. 56% of JA alumni say they are currently in a career or job or have worked in a similar position, to their JA volunteer. In this case, it led Michael Crome to becoming the CFO of the Las Vegas Raiders.
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