Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City

To inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.

To be recognized by businesses, educators and policy makers around the world as the premier organization for inspiring and preparing young people to become successful, contributing members of the global society; and for uniting people of all nations around the common goals of creating jobs, building stable economies, and providing higher standards of living.

Junior Achievement was founded in 1919 by Theodore Vail, president of American Telephone & Telegraph; Horace Moses, president of Strathmore Paper Co.; and Senator Murray Crane of Massachusetts. Its first program, JA Company Program®, was offered to high school students on an after-school basis. In 1975, the organization entered the classroom with the introduction of Project Business for the middle grades. Over the last 39 years, Junior Achievement has expanded its activities and broadened its scope to include in-school and after-school students.

Contact us at volunteer@jagkc.org for a list of current volunteer opportunities!

We offer classroom volunteer opportunities at every grade level (K-12)! We provide training, lesson plans and materials as well as flexible scheduling:

• Traditional: Five or six 45-minute sessions over the course of several days/weeks; one session per visit.
• JA-in-a-Day: Five or six 45-minutes sessions over the course of one school day (approximately 9a-3p).
• JA-in-2-Days: Five or six 45-minute sessions over the course of two mornings/afternoons (approximately three hours each day).
• Speaking Session: One 45-minute session speaking about your background and career or about a specific financial topic on which you are an expert (e.g., credits and debits, saving for the future, etc.).

Contact us at volunteer@jagkc.org for a list of current volunteer opportunities!