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By Elizabeth Freeze, Director of Investor Relations
Community Involvement
In the spring of 2020, the pandemic halted in-person classes for students nationally and locally. With your help, our organization immediately shifted its focus from in-person delivery of our educational experiences to virtual and online offerings. This shift resulted in us accelerating our already in-process digital strategy to ensure our lessons based on financial literacy, work and career...
Junior Achievement of the Triad to honor Don Flow and Bobby Long
By Michel'le Cathey, Experience Facilitator
Community Involvement
(Greensboro) January 4, 2021 Two of the Triads outstanding business and civic leaders, Don Flow (Flow Companies, Inc.) and Robert E. Long, Jr. (Piedmont Capital Partners, LLC) will be inducted into the Junior Achievement of the Triad Business Leaders Hall of Fame on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 held virtually live at 6:00...
Message from President & CEO
By Jacqueline McCracken
Community Involvement
Dear Friends of Junior Achievement:
Today is uncertain, but tomorrow represents hope and promise.
COVID-19 has quickly and profoundly changed our daily lives. In our community, schools are switching to online-only learning in support of social distancing. As unsettling as the past few months have been to us as adults, consider the impact this is having on millions of young people who will be...
JA Teens Survey: The Financial Impact of COVID-19
Blog from JA USA
By Hannah Henry
Financial Literacy
JA Teens Survey: The Financial Impact of...
Making Sense: Work in the Time of COVID-19
Blog from JA USA
By Hannah Henry
Work Readiness
A Guide to How COVID-19 Is Affecting Work and What Comes...
Making Sense: The Impact of COVID-19 on Business and Innovation
Blog from JA USA
By Hannah Henry
Entrepreneurship
A Guide to How Entrepreneurs and Businesses Are Responding to...
Brown, Manning recognized by Junior Achievement
By Mary Bogest, About Town | Re-posted by Michel'le Cathey, Experience Facilitator for JA of the Triad
Community Involvement
Mary Bogest, from About Town, writes a piece for High Point Enterprise about the 40th Annual Business Leaders Hall of Fame where Junior Achievement of the Triad honored Robert J. Brown and Kathy Manning.
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JA Teens & Holiday Spending Reveals More than a Third of Teens Plan to Hit the Malls this Holiday Shopping Season
Blog from JA USA
By Hannah Henry
Financial Literacy
With the holiday season quickly approaching, there is bound to be stress-aplenty. Yet, this season also provides an opportunity for learning and growth for adults and...
Shining a Spotlight on American Business Women's Day
Blog from JA USA
By Hannah Henry
Entrepreneurship
September 22 is American Business Womens Day, a day to honor and reflect on the accomplishments, successes, and contributions of American women and female business owners in the workforce. The day was first celebrated in 1949 by the American Business Womens Association and officially recognized by Congress in the early...
Back-to-School Tips for Kids and Parents 2019
Blog from JA USA
By Hannah Henry
Community Involvement
Do you remember counting down the weeks left of summer before the early mornings and staying up late with homework? The majority of students dread going back to school because it's hard to switch their minds from 'fun in the sun' to 'back in the classroom'. Whether your student is starting back at a new school or is just moving into a new classroom, these tips are sure to make their (and your)...
