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About Us: Junior Achievement's purpose is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.
WHAT IS JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT?
PURPOSE
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MARKET SERVED
JA of South Central PA covers six counties: The market
includes 43 school districts and a public enrollment of
approximately 175,000 students.
PROGRAM REACH Of these, 29,000 students are reached through
our K-12 in-class programs. These programs are taught by volunteers
in class during the regular school day. An additional 5,000 students have the
opportunity to participate in our experiential learning
laboratory, JA BizTown.
This program consists of 20 in class lessons of
preparation taught by the teacher, followed by a full day of running a
life-like city.
Volunteers participate in the city as business mentors.
VOLUNTEERS
PROVEN SUCCESS
LEADERSHIP
FUNDING
ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW
Students Reached Recent History and Goals:
Benchmarks on JA of South Central PA: JA Worldwide provides regular comparisons between JA offices. This benchmark process is intended to help measure performance between offices. The benchmarks compare the JA office here with similar size offices based on students reached. One of the benchmarks used is Market Share. This is the percent of students participating in JA programs as compared to the total public enrollment for the area. JASCPA has consistently out-performed most offices.
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