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Junior Achievement of Greater Washington Puts Entrepreneurs in the Classroom during National Entrepreneurship Month
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
Junior Achievement (JA) of Greater Washington announced today that it will be inspiring high school students during November with the JA Launch Lesson, sponsored by Ernst & Young...
REDSKINS NEWS: Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation's 4th And Life Reaches Out To The Future
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
To offer advice to those young players still pursuing their dreams, the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation invited student-athletes from seven local high schools to its annual 4th and Life High School Football Forum at FedExField in Landover,...
What's Working in Washington: Training youth for the economy of the future
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
Despite the vastly changing times in business and technology, Junior Achievement continues to train young people to work in the real world and expose them to an array of opportunities.
“We were founded almost a hundred years ago, teaching kids how to start businesses, how to run businesses,” said Ed Grenier, President of Junior Achievement, a not-for-profit organization introducing young people...
Junior Achievement of Greater Washington Teams Up with the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation for Annual 4th & Life High School Football Forum
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
On Tuesday, Oct. 10, more than 200 high school football players and their respective coaches from DMV area high schools visited FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland to participate in the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation's annual 4th & Life High School Football...
Marymount University Teams Up With Junior Achievement To Teach The Value Of A College Education
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
The school year is in full swing in Fairfax County, and Marymount University has teamed up with Junior Achievement of Greater Washington to educate middle schoolers about the value of a college education. Marymount is the Education Storefront partner at JA Finance Park in Fairfax...
2017 JA Worldwide Global Leadership Conference Hosted in Atlanta Spreads Message of "One JA"
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
From July 17-20, 2017, JA Worldwide, JA USA, and JA of Georgia welcomed colleagues from over 50 countries to Atlanta for the annual JA Global Leadership Conference...
2017 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureates Honored at Laureate Luncheon
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
On Tuesday, August 22, the 2017 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureates gathered at JA Finance Park® to get to know one another prior to the gala and awards ceremony in November.
This event takes place annually as an opportunity for the forthcoming laureates to get to know each other before taking the stage together on November 29. The event was attended by several former laureates as well as...
JA Student Lucas Huynh's Remarks from the 2017 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureate Luncheon at JA Finance Park® Fairfax County
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
On Tuesday, August 22, the 2017 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureates gathered at JA Finance Park® to get to know one another prior to the gala and awards ceremony in...
Labor Day Blues: Three-in-Four Parents and Teens Concerned Global Competition and Automation will make it Difficult for Next Generation to Have a Successful Job/Career
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
A new survey from Junior Achievement USA (JA) shows that 77 percent of parents are “concerned” about their children’s ability to have a successful job or career as adults in light of global competition and...
Pepco and Washington Gas Join Forces to Expand Partnership with JA of Greater Washington
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
Pepco and Washington Gas have joined forces to expand their partnership with Junior Achievement of Greater Washington.
In addition to serving as the Home Utilities Storefront Partner at JA Finance Park® Prince George’s County, Pepco and Washington Gas will now do the same at JA's forthcoming JA Finance Park in Montgomery...