A Look Back at 75 Years of Serving Greater Fairfield County
Empowering Disconnected Youth to Achieve
Economic Mobility
For three-quarters of a century, JAGFC has provided essential financial literacy, workforce readiness, and entrepreneurship education to hundreds of thousands of students across our region.
We invite you to explore and reflect on how far we’ve come, thanks to the support of the countless volunteers, donors, educators, and students.
Danbury, 2004
Danbury, 2001
Bethel, 1993
2005
Danbury, 2008
Shelton & Trumbull, year unknown
Monroe, year unknown
Shelton, 2003
Shelton, 2004
Various images, year unknown
Monroe, 2004
Various images, year unknown
Danbury, 2005
1974
Stamford, 1975
Bridgeport, year unknown
Bridgeport & Westport, 1977
Naugatuck, 1977
Various images, year unknown
JA The Way To Go! 1975
Stats from the 23-24 School Year
13,694 students reached
620 volunteers
65,985 hours spent with students
Looking ahead… what does the next 75 years look like?
Growth in Low to Moderate Income Group: Aligned with overall strategic goal to prioritize our communities most in need
Student Experiences Expansion: Continue to grow on experiences like the JA Stock Market Challenge, Empowered for Change, and others that simulate the application of real-world concepts
Elementary School and Beyond: Three-year strategic plan focus on local workforce readiness, to include potential rollout of a JA mobile Experiential Learning Center
Students Impacted by JA Programs since 2021
Total Volunteers since 2021
Total hours spent with students since 2021
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