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Volunteer Appreciation Week Spotlight: Tarsha Cary
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
April 19-25 is National Volunteer Week, and there is no better time to pause and recognize the selfless contributions of our extraordinary JA Volunteers who inspire and motivate us every day.
Throughout the week, we’ll be featuring JA Volunteers who go above and beyond to connect students with the learning experiences they need for an inspired and successful...
Volunteer Appreciation Week Spotlight: Jean-Jacques 'JJ' Ellong
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
April 19-25 is National Volunteer Week, and there is no better time to pause and recognize the selfless contributions of our extraordinary JA Volunteers who inspire and motivate us every day.
Throughout the week, we’ll be featuring JA Volunteers who go above and beyond to connect students with the learning experiences they need for an inspired and successful future.
Read JA Volunteer JJ’s Q&A...
Volunteer Appreciation Week Spotlight: Kevin Hrynkow
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
April 19-25 is National Volunteer Week, and there is no better time to pause and recognize the selfless contributions of our extraordinary JA Volunteers who inspire and motivate us every day.
Throughout the week, we’ll be featuring JA Volunteers who go above and beyond to connect students with the learning experiences they need for an inspired and successful future.
Read JA Volunteer Kevin...
Volunteer Appreciation Week Spotlight: Ola Ismail
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
April 19-25 is National Volunteer Week, and there is no better time to pause and recognize the selfless contributions of our extraordinary JA Volunteers who inspire and motivate us every day.
Throughout the week, we’ll be featuring JA Volunteers who go above and beyond to connect students with the learning experiences they need for an inspired and successful future.
Read JA Volunteer Ola...
Volunteer Appreciation Week Spotlight: James Brooks
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
April 19-25 is National Volunteer Week, and there is no better time to pause and recognize the selfless contributions of our extraordinary JA Volunteers who inspire and motivate us every day.
Throughout the week, we’ll be featuring JA Volunteers who go above and beyond to connect students with the learning experiences they need for an inspired and successful future.
Read JA Volunteer James...
Volunteer Appreciation Week Spotlight: Rob Bannister
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
April 19-25 is National Volunteer Week, and there is no better time to pause and recognize the selfless contributions of our extraordinary JA Volunteers who inspire and motivate us every day.
Throughout the week, we’ll be featuring JA Volunteers who go above and beyond to connect students with the learning experiences they need for an inspired and successful future.
Read JA Volunteer Rob...
Volunteer Appreciation Week Spotlight: Robbie L. Mosley
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
April 19-25 is National Volunteer Week, and there is no better time to pause and recognize the selfless contributions of our extraordinary JA Volunteers who inspire and motivate us every day.
Throughout the week, we’ll be featuring JA Volunteers who go above and beyond to connect students with the learning experiences they need for an inspired and successful future.
Read JA Volunteer Robbie...
Preventative Measures at JA of Greater Washington
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
The safety and well-being of our students, staff and the communities we serve is Junior Achievement of Greater Washington’s top priority.
We continue to monitor the impact of the coronavirus and follow the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and local health agencies as they are...
Former JA Company Program Team Accepted into UVA Entrepreneurship Incubator Program
By JA of Greater Washington
Entrepreneurship
The JA of Greater Washington student entrepreneurs who created “Pick-Me-Up” in 2017 have relaunched their company at the University of Virginia (UVA) and gained acceptance into the Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation’s VentureLab...
Study: Teens Think Economics Education is Important, but Struggle with Basic Economic Concepts
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
According to a recent survey, 93 percent of teens believe economics education is "important," yet struggle with basic concepts like "supply and demand" and the role of the Federal Reserve. The survey of 1,000 teens between the ages of 13 and 18 was conducted by Wakefield Research for Junior Achievement USA (JA) and the Charles Koch Foundation in support of the launch of a new JA Economics®...