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Reimagining Education to Expand Opportunity.

Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes is a nonprofit that inspires and prepares young people for success

Impact

Junior Achievement designs learning experiences with the end in mind: real outcomes for students. Our experiences don't just expose young people to ideas about the future — they help students clearly connect what they are learning today to where they want to go tomorrow in a measurable way.

61,670
Students Reached Locally
1,251
Volunteers Locally
1,888
Classes Locally
400
Schools Reached Locally
446,372
Contact Hours Locally

Get Started With JA

Junior Achievement of the 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 a business looking to help us expand the reach of our mission.

Educators

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

Volunteers

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

Impact Partners

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

JA of Michigan Great Lakes Spotlight

JA BizTown Summer Camp

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 Huizenga Family JA Free Enterprise Center
 Monday, July 13, 2026 9:00 AM

Join us this summer for a fun and educational week of hands on activities, learning about money and business topics, hearing from community leaders, and running JA BizTown! This camp is available to students enrolled in 4th-7th grade for the 26-27 school year.

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JA Financial Literacy for Michigan

high schoolers

JA can help your school and students meet Michigan's new financial literacy graduation requirement with practical, hands-on financial education curricula.

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Karl & Susan Hascall JA Finance Park®

JA Finance Park

JA Finance Park® is Junior Achievement's capstone program for personal financial planning and career exploration. This program helps students build a foundation on which they can make intelligent financial decisions that last a lifetime.

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Welcome to The Tom Fox Family JA BizTown®!

Students in JA BizTown

JA BizTown® combines in-class learning with a day-long visit to a simulated town where students operate banks, manage restaurants, write checks, and vote for mayor. Students connect the dots between what they learn in school and the real world.

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