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JA alumni work in the same career field as their JA volunteer

Junior Achievement classroom programs foster work-readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills, and use hands-on, experiential learning to inspire students to dream big and reach their potential.

Presented by business and parent volunteers in Utah classrooms K-12, JA programs reach over 95,000 Utah students each year, helping prepare them to take on the world—no matter their backgrounds or circumstances.

K-5

Elementary Programs

JA’s elementary school programs change students’ lives by helping them understand the basic concepts of business and economics and how education is relevant to the workplace.

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6-8

Middle School Programs

The middle grades programs reinforce the value of work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy and help teens make difficult decisions about how to best prepare for their educational and professional future.

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9-12

High School Programs

Junior Achievement’s high school programs help students make informed, intelligent decisions about their future and fosters skills that will be highly useful in the business world.

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Our Sponsors

Akerman LLP

Ally Bank

American Express

Bank of America

Bank of the West

BMO

Bank of Utah

Bertin Family Foundation

Beverley Taylor Sorenson Foundation

Bread Financial / Comenity Bank

Bridge Investment Group

Bruce R. & Cecilia Petersen Foundation

Castle Foundation

CentraCom

Cross Charitable Foundation Inc.

Delta Air Lines

Emma Eccles Jones Foundation

Entrepreneur Association Foundation

Ernst & Young LLP

Eskuche Foundation

Fidelity Investments

First Electronic Bank

FPS of Utah (on behalf of Diversify)

George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation

Goldman Sachs and Co.

Green Dot Corporation

Hillcrest Bank

Key Bank

Marathon Petroleum Foundation

Marriner S Eccles Foundation

Merrick Bank

Milestone Bank

Morgan Stanley

Optum Bank

Parrish Foundation

Pepsi Bottling Group, LLC

Pitney Bowes Bank

R Harold Burton Foundation

Regions Bank

Richard K. and Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation

Rocky Mountain Power Foundation

Ruth Eleanor Bamberger and John Ernest Bamberger Memorial Foundation

Sallie Mae

Sorenson Impact Foundation

Square Bank

State Farm

State of Utah, Division of Securities

Sunwest Bank

Synchrony

T.D. Williamson Inc.

Transportation Alliance Bank (TAB Bank)

UBS Bank USA

Union Pacific Foundation

United Way of Salt Lake

US Bank

WaFd Bank

WebBank

WexBank

Testimonials

“I appreciate the way every volunteer has connected with students in their class, with the way they have shown patience and control, and with their preparation and care. They are excellent role models, and I am so grateful my classes have the opportunity to learn from them!”

Shannon McCleery

College & Career Awareness, Midvale Middle School

“I LOVED JA City. It was very fun and a good experience. I got a taste of what life will be like when I am grown up more. I want to do this again in eighth grade!”

Lizzy

Student, Creekview Elementary

“I had a great experience. It was fun to teach and the students were all very appreciative. I got several hugs, many thanks, and one kid that didn’t want me to leave. The curriculum being taught truly is important and needs to be communicated to young people everywhere to prepare them for the real life challenges they are sure to face.”

Kyler

Volunteer

“Junior Achievement gave me the opportunity to participate in the AT&T Job Shadow program. It gave me real life experience into the business world. You can’t get the same experience from reading a text book or watching a film. It was a great experience I won’t forget.”

Chris Mebius

Student, Cottonwood High School

“I just want to say that JA-in-a-Day was the most fun I have had in a long time. I was nervous to do it at first, because I’m not a “teacher” and I wasn’t sure if I could handle 30 3rd graders. But as soon as I walked into the room it was immediately comfortable and fun for everyone involved. I think this is an invaluable program that does a lot of good for these kids.”

Jordan Wiemer

Goldman Sachs