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Wells Fargo Agrees to Continue JA Finance Park Fairfax County Partnership as Housing Storefront partner
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
JA® is pleased to announce that Wells Fargo has agreed to continue their partnership at JA Finance Park® Fairfax County in the coming school...
WTOP: Crash course in money matters for second-graders
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
Woodlin Elementary School is home of the Woodlin Wizards, and on Friday, the kids got a chance to become financial wizards. Volunteers with Junior Achievement, the nonprofit that focuses on entrepreneurship, work readiness and financial literacy, joined students for a daylong crash course in money...
Washington Redskins Rookies Attend JA Finance Park for Second Year
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
On June 2, the Washington Redskins 2017 rookies got a lesson in the importance of budgeting last Friday afternoon, as they joined forces with students from Thomas G. Pullen Creative and Performing Arts Academy at JA Finance Park Prince George's County in Hyattsville,...
Going Above and Beyond for JA® Kids: How one JA Hero’s impact stretches far and wide
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
Robert Half has a long-standing partnership with Junior Achievement of Greater Washington, supporting the organization both financially and through volunteer support. Tiffany first became involved with JA as the internal driver of Robert Half’s annual JA Bowl-a-Thon in 2014. Since then, the Robert Half Bowl program has tripled in size and popularity at the...
Educational Systems Federal Credit Union Agrees to Partnership at Two JA Finance Park Facilities
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
Educational Systems Federal Credit Union (ESFCU) has joined the growing list of businesses partnering with Junior Achievement of Greater Washington at our newest JA Finance Park in Montgomery County, set to open in...
JA of Greater Washington announces winners of 2016 Junior Achievement Essay Competition sponsored by Mr. David Rubenstein
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
Today, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington announced the winners of the 2016 Junior Achievement Essay Competition. This year's competition was intense, as over 1,000 qualified answered this year's question: "George Washington or Dr. Dre: Who would you consider a greater entrepreneur and...
Apple Federal Credit Union Continues Partnership with JA of Greater Washington as the Credit Union Storefront Partner
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
Apple Federal Credit Union has agreed to continue their partnership with Junior Achievement of Greater Washington as the Credit Union Storefront at JA Finance Park Fairfax...
Under Leadership of 2016 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureate Ken Samet, MedStar Health Agrees to JA Finance Park partnership in Montgomery County
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
MedStar Health has joined the growing list of Storefront Partners that will play host a Storefront at Junior Achievement of Greater Washington’s forthcoming JA Finance Park Montgomery County, set to open in...
2017 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureates Announced
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
Washington Business Hall of Fame founders Junior Achievement® of Greater Washington, the Greater Washington Board of Trade and Washingtonian today announced the 2017 Hall of Fame...
Learn about the 2017 Laureates: Christopher J. Nassetta
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
We had a chance to ask Chris a few questions so you could get to know him better before the big event in November. Here's what he had to...