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JA Celebrates 100th Year of Serving Students & Honors Local Business Leaders
(Stamford, Connecticut) Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield County's 2019 “Dr. George R. Dunbar Business Hall of Fame” event is planned for November 7, 2019 at the Loading Dock in Stamford. This anticipated event allows JA the opportunity to honor local leaders...
Junior Achievement Named #7 NGO Globally on NGO Advisor’s Annual List of Top 500
(Geneva, Switzerland) – In 2019, Junior Achievement (JA) celebrates 100 years of serving students throughout America, and during that century, JA has grown to an organization with global reach and impact. When the team at NGO Advisor looks at NGOs to...
Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield County Receives $7,500 Grant from the Rotary Club of Bridgeport
(Bridgeport, CT) – Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield County received a $7,500 grant from the Rotary Club of Bridgeport to support its programs that deliver financial literacy, career preparedness and entrepreneurship lessons to students at Geraldine Johnson...
The Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation Generously Supports Junior Achievement’s Programs for Fairfield County Students
(Bridgeport, CT) – Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield County received a $100,000 grant from The Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation, Inc. to support the implementation of its financial literacy, career preparedness and entrepreneurial programs for youth throughout...
Valley Community Foundation and The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Award Three-Year Grant to Junior Achievement
(Bridgeport, CT) – Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield County received an $80,000 three-year grant from the Valley Community Foundation and The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven to support the implementation of the Life-Prep Initiative, which will provide...
Junior Achievement of Western CT and Junior Achievement of Southwest CT Announce Merger
(Bridgeport, CT) – Junior Achievement of Western CT and of Junior Achievement of Southwest CT, serving the youth of CT for more than 75 years, announce their decision to consolidate operations. The new organization is called “Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield...