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Junior Achievement of New Jersey, Inc.
ALTERNATE NAME
JA-NJ
ADDRESS
4365 Route 1 South, 2nd Floor
Princeton, NJ 08540
PHONE
609-419-0404
FAX
609-419-0581
INTERNET ADDRESS
ADMINISTRATOR
Catherine Milone-Richards, President
CONTACT NAME
Ellen Motts, Senior Administrative Manager
DESCRIPTION
Juniot Achievement's (JA) mission is to inspire and prepare young
people to succeed in a global economy. Through a dedicated volunteer
JA provides in-school and after-school programs for students in
grades K-12. JA offers workforce readiness programs that focus
on seven key content areas: business, citizenship, economics,
entrepreneurship, ethics/character, financial literacy and career
development. Today JA Worldwide (R) reaches more tyhan 8,300,000
students worldwide in 100 countries. For more information, see www.ja.org.
In 2008 Junior Achievement of New Jersey, a member of JA Worldwide,
will reach approximately 30,000 students in the Garden State.
PROGRAMS
Elementary School Program (ESP): A program which helps
children in grades K-6 to learn the relevance of education to
the workplace as well as to prepare them for secondary school
and lifelong learning.
Middle School Program: A program which provides students in
grades 7-9 with the opportunity to participate in a series of
activities to learn how America's private enterprise system
works, to understand the role of entrepreneurs, and to learn
about personal planning responsibilities and careers.
Economics and Workforce Readiness: A full semester
economics class for grades 10-12 which helps students relate
economic concepts and business principles to real life situations.
FOUNDED
1919
SUBJECTS
Education - Children and Youth
Civic Organizations
LAST UPDATED
5/08