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Who Are the Underbanked, and Why Does Banking Matter?
According to a 2019 report by the Federal Reserve, 22% of American adults are either unbanked or underbanked. This means that more than 56 million adults in the U.S. lack...
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Owning a car, applying for a job and saving for college are just a few of the life-impacting decisions young adults have to navigate. Thankfully, there’s JA My Way. JA...
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The JA Bowl-A-Thon is not only a fun event, it is also JA’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Thousands of participants from hundreds of companies bowl to help JA provide...
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Forget everything you think you know about summer camp. JA Business Week is like nothing you've experienced before. It's a knowledge-building, confidence-boosting, network-growing, college-application standout of a summer experience. Unlike...
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The JA Stock Market Challenge, presented by Bank of America, is an innovative, interactive, high-tech event where students experience two months of simulated trading condensed into two hours of excitement....
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True learning comes from doing. JA Finance Park, presented by Transamerica, gives middle and high school students the opportunity to make the same financial decisions adults make each month. By...
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Winning Student Companies Named at JA Business Week
06/18/2012 During JA Business Week (June 10 to 15), students competed on Apprentice-style projects for Jamba Juice, State Farm Insurance, and the Microsoft Store (see details about projects here). On...
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Beyond the Summer Job: Creating Experiences with Lasting Benefits for Teens
07/06/2012 School is out and summer jobs are in. But are they? Unfortunately, the job market for teens has nearly evaporated in the past decade. Once a time to get...