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Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland, Inc.
Basic Information
Address: 1422 Euclid Avenue, Suite 525
Cleveland OH, 44115
Phone Number: 216-861-8080
Fax Number: 216-861-2550
Email: cburry@jacleveland.org
Director: Wendy Kinsey
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Additional Information
Causes Served: Education, Children & Youth, Financial Literacy
Clearances Required: Yes
Background Check: No
Population Served: Kindergarten through 12th grade students
Ages for Volunteer: 18+
Hours of Service: 5-10, depending on program and grade level taught
Days of Service: flexible
Mission Statement:
Junior Achievement inspires and prepares young people to succeed in a global economy.
Program History:
• JA of Greater Cleveland will provide programs to 46,000 students in over 270 schools in Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake & Lorain counties during the 2009-2010 school year.
• The 2009-2010 budget is approximately $1,075,000.
• More than 5,000 local businesses, foundations, organizations and individuals provide funding through annual campaigns, special projects and fundraising events.
• More than 3,000 local business people, community members and schoolteachers are involved annually in more than 1,800 classrooms.
• 41% of the classes provided in our area were in 74 Cleveland Metropolitan Schools during the 2008-2009 school year.
• The Greater Cleveland office has been in operation since 1941.
Events:
Classroom Volunteering (year-round)
Junior Achievement "Shooting for the Stars" Online Auction - November 10-17, 2009
Junior Achievement 27th Annual "Bring It On" Bowl-a-Thon - March 6, 2010
Junior Achievement Golf Tournament - June 14, 2010
Additional Information:
Junior Achievement is dedicated to educating young people about business, economics and personal finances. JA programs are taught by volunteers in class and after school in over 270 schools and organizations throughout Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Lorain counties. JA’s classroom volunteers come from all walks of life and include business people, college students, parents and retirees. These dedicated individuals are the backbone of the organization.
Junior Achievement builds partnerships between the business and education communities to provide the curriculum and volunteers who serve as role models to the students to help prepare them for their future. Over 43,000 students actively participated in Junior Achievement programs during the 2008-2009 school year.
JA provides 20 separate, sequential programs to students in kindergarten through 12th grades. Our programs focus on seven key content areas: business, citizenship, economics, entrepreneurship, ethics and character, financial literacy and career development.