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Valley Community Foundation and The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Grant Update
Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield County receives the third installment of a multi-year grant from the Valley Community Foundation and The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (Bridgeport, CT)- In September 2020, Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield...
The Arena, Episode 3 Recording
The Arena is a periodic web series where celebrity coaches listen to business pitches from teen entrepreneurs and then provide constructive feedback and guidance. Junior Achievement is doing this series in partnership with the Brian Hamilton Foundation and the Taco...
The Arena, Episode 3
The Arena is a periodic web series where celebrity coaches will listen to business pitches from teen entrepreneurs and then provide constructive feedback and guidance. Junior Achievement is doing this series in partnership with the Brian Hamilton Foundation and the...
JAGFC Celebrates Black History Month
February is #BlackHistoryMonth! We at Junior Achievement are honored to recognize these African-American innovators who have made the world a better place! Check out this video from JA USA here. We also created a game for you to help celebrate Black History Month with...
National Entrepreneurship Month Recap
This past November, we celebrated National Entrepreneurship Month with some of our elementary and high school students with various activities surrounding entrepreneurship. Our elementary school students were introduced to the basics of entrepreneurship. They put...
Survey: Majority of U.S. Teens Believe People Are Paid Less Based on Race, Ethnicity, or Gender
Bridgeport, CT – A new survey of 1,004 teens conducted for Junior Achievement by the research company ENGINE Insights shows that a majority (61%) believes that people in our society are paid less based on race, ethnicity, or gender. More than two-thirds (69%) believe...
JA+CNBC Virtual Summit Recording
On December 8, JA USA and CNBC came together to present a virtual summit, which gave teens across the country the opportunity to hear from experts on the topic of economic disparity in America. The panel of speakers answered questions surrounding the topics of race,...
The Arena, Episode 2 Recording
The Arena is a periodic web series, hosted by Junior Achievement USA and the Brian Hamilton Foundation, where celebrity coaches will listen to business pitches from teen entrepreneurs and then provide constructive feedback and guidance. In the 2nd episode, celebrity...
KPMG Future Leaders Program 2021
The KPMG Future Leaders Program is a charitable initiative focused on developing future generations of women leaders. Twenty-Two female high school seniors will receive a $10,000 college scholarship/year for 4 years, attend a leadership retreat, and be paired with a...
The Arena, Episode 1 Recording
The Arena is a periodic web series, hosted by Junior Achievement USA and the Brian Hamilton Foundation, where celebrity coaches will listen to business pitches from teen entrepreneurs and then provide constructive feedback and guidance. In the pilot episode, celebrity...