Inspire and prepare young people to succeed

Junior Achievement Helps Prepare Today's Students for a Bright Future

How you can get started

Junior Achievement of Michigan Great Lakes provides several ways that you can get involved whether you’re someone looking to volunteer, part of a district or school looking for educational materials, or part of an business looking to help us expand the reach of our mission.

Volunteers

In-person or Virtual you can Volunteer with Junior Achievement and make a profound difference in the youth of our community.

Volunteers, begin here

Schools and Parents

Junior Achievement provides activities, guides, thought leadership and lots of additional resources to support learning.

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Partners

Junior Achievement partners with corporations and individuals to fund the programs that are delivered to our local students.

Partners, begin here

JA of Michigan Great Lakes Spotlight

JA Free Enterprise Center

The 35,000-square-foot Junior Achievement Free Enterprise Center at 4090 Lake Drive SE, Grand Rapids, will serve both as the regional staff headquarters and will house three experiential labs for students across West Michigan: Fox Family JA BizTown, Karl & Susan Hascall JA Finance Park, and the Haworth JA Entrepreneurship Incubator.

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JA 5K VIRTUAL RUN

  Where: Virtual Run
 When: Thursday, July 01, 2021 8:00 AM

Welcome to the 2nd Annual JA Virtual 5K Run! Join in on the fun while supporting a local mission to raise funds for Financial Literacy, Work Readiness, & Entrepreneurship K-12 programs.

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JA 2021 Fall Movie Premiere

  Where: Celebration Cinema North
 When: TBD

JA Movie Premiere is a family fundraising event (Spring and Fall). The majority of the tickets go to kids in low-income schools and to our charity partners. Kids get to bring their entire families and see a movie while enjoying popcorn and other treats! Students and their families leave with smiles, having spent half a day with the people they love, having a great time.

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JA Bowling for Financial Literacy

  Where: Westgate Bowl
 When: Monday, November 01, 2021 5:00 PM

JA Bowling for Financial Literacy is a party with a purpose, to help local students by providing financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and work readiness programming!

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4777567

Students Reached Nationally
2019-2020

208373

Classes Nationally
2019-2020

247350

Volunteers Nationally
2019-2020

21503

Schools Reached Nationally
2019-2020

Select a button below to see how you or your organization can get involved with Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes.

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