Junior Achievement

Junior Achievement is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating and inspiring young people in grades k-12 to learn personal finance, entrepreneurship, and other skills that will help them succeed in life.

Description:
Volunteers are needed to make a difference in a child’s life. Become involved with Junior Achievement by teaching kids to value free enterprise, business and economics. Volunteers teach five 30-45 minute classes with curriculum designed for elementary, middle, and high school students. Junior Achievement connects you with the classroom teacher so you can plan a class schedule that works best for you. Program curriculum, materials, and training are provided by Junior Achievement to help ensure your experience is positive. Regardless of your background, it’s easy to become a volunteer. All you need is a desire to make a difference! Junior Achievement of Lyon County currently has programs needing volunteers in Marshall, Lynd, Minneota & Cottonwood. Junior Achievement volunteers are also needed in Willmar, Montevideo, Hutchinson, Worthington, Chandler, Fulda, Slayton and Ivanhoe.

History:
Junior Achievement was founded nationally in 1919 for the purpose of educating and inspiring high school students to value free enterprise, business and economics; JA was offered locally in 1949. Last year, Southwest Minnesota served over 250 classes reaching more then 5000 students.

Contact people:

Tom Hoff, (phone), (email) Tami Reuter, (phone), (email)

Address:

1420 E. College Dr. Marshall, MN 56258 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.jaum.org

Last updated on November 4, 2009