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"I volunteered at JA in Durango several years ago. I ran into one of the children at the grocery store a few years late and he told me that because of our class, he has a goal to save money for a lawn mower to start his own business in the summers. The child told me he never thought he could do it because he was poor, but with hard work and determination he KNEW HE COULD" - Classroom Volunteer at Sand Creek Elementary School
"It was great to see our students work on a different curricular area that is real-world connected." - 5th Grade Teacher at Roosevelt Charter School
"Love the Finance Park experience and students really enjoyed the conversations they had with the volunteers. Very thankful for the curriculum! Students enjoy the hands-on activities that get them creatively thinking." - Teacher
"The JA curriculum is one of the most comprehensive and standards aligned social studies curriculum supplement we have found. The lessons are engaging, and the kids make real world connections. This kit is one of the highlights of the year for our second graders." - Teacher
"After hearing about our jobs, one of the students said he wanted to be a City Manager when he grows up which we thought was really cool! My favorite thing about participating in JA was just interacting with the students. I don't get to work with kids very often and it is super rewarding to be able to make an impact on them ." - Volunteer
Mission: Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado's (JA SoCo) mission is to empower youth to own their economic success. Vision: The vision is to educate and inspire young people to value free enterprise, business, and economics in order to improve the quality of their lives. JA has an ongoing goal to teach young people how to achieve self-sufficiency within a free enterprise system. This past school year 2021-2022, more than 10,000 K-12 students were impacted by Junior Achievement programs throughout the organization's service areas which includes Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Southern Colorado. JA SoCo targets schools where more than 50% of students are considered low- or very-low income per federal guidelines and eligible for Free and Reduced Lunch.
Founded by Horace Moses, President of Strathmore Paper Co., Theodore Vail, and Senator Murray Crane of Massachusetts, Junior Achievement (JA) started in 1919 as a collection of small, after school business clubs for students in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado, Inc. was incorporated in 1954 in Colorado Springs, CO.
The Junior Achievement national organization, Junior Achievement, Inc., relocated to Colorado Springs in 1987. In 2004, Junior Achievement Inc. merged with JA International, Inc. to become one seamless, global non-profit called JA Worldwide. Today JA USA remains located in Colorado, serves 112 area JA offices across the USA. JA Worldwide oversees offices in 120 nations around the world and impacts over 10 million youth annually.
Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado, Inc. offers sequential K-12 educational programs in business, economics, personal finance and entrepreneurship. Programs are delivered by local volunteers from the business community as part of the normal school day. Volunteers visit a class for about one hour once a week for 5 to 8 consecutive weeks.
Organization name
Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado
other names
JA SoCo
Tax id (EIN)
84-6009223
Category
Education
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
611 North Weber Street, Suite 201El Paso County, CO, US