What is Junior Achievement? Junior Achievement was founded in 1919 by Horace A. Moses, Theodore Vail, and Winthrop M. Crane. Junior Achievement (JA) of Utah was founded in 1956. It is the largest organization dedicated to providing young people with the knowledge to plan for the future, make smart academic and economic choices, and the skills they need for success. JA is a program that helps prepare young people for the real world. JA shows students how to be “job ready” with hands-on projects. Help students see the connection between what they learn in school and the world of work and the value of staying in school. Teaches financial literacy and entrepreneurship. The projects show students how to manage, create jobs, understand their communities, earn money and how to think in the workplace, how to set goals and achieve goals. JA teaches students the whys, hows, and benefits of opportunities in the world. JA partners with local businesses and organizations, and community volunteers provide hands-on experience for students. In November 2013, it was reported as the largest national peer-to-peer entrepreneurship education effort launched to help American high school students. JA has more than 200,000 volunteers nationwide. JA has community volunteers who serve as mentors to Utah students. There are over 5,000 volunteers in Utah. These volunteers teach and share their experiences with more than 4.4 million students nationwide, 70,000 students in Utah. Junior Achievement has three different methods used to reach students. Classroom programs for kindergarten through 12th gradeJA City for 5th-8th gradersCity Career Exploration Center for audiences of all agesJA ​​teaches a want versus a need, how to balance a checkbook, ..... . half of the card ...... Junior Achievement. My mom volunteered for Junior Achievement second grade last year. He said the children looked forward to his arrival every week. He got donuts every week. She said they were excited to learn and that incorporating the “treats” motivated them to learn and try harder. Every employer should pay for volunteer time. The world could change for those who are less fortunate or find themselves in circumstances of poverty or in places with lower levels of education. And those people who are fortunate enough to have an education and even a job nowadays would not feel at a financial disadvantage and cannot afford to take off work to volunteer or provide knowledge or services to other people in the world. community. Volunteering also changes the volunteer's life. The volunteer leaves with a feeling of goodness knowing that they have helped someone, even if just one.