Apple Federal Credit Union Continues Partnership with JA of Greater Washington as the Credit Union Storefront Partner

Apple Federal Credit Union Continues Partnership with JA of Greater Washington as the Credit Union Storefront Partner

Apple Federal Credit Union has agreed to continue their partnership with Junior Achievement of Greater Washington as the Credit Union Storefront at JA Finance Park Fairfax County.

The modern economy is complex. There are so many investment options available to individuals and family to save for the future, many people can be overwhelmed. But as the Credit Union Storefront partner, Apple Federal Credit Union teaches these young people a priceless lesson: that saving early and saving often is key to financial freedom in the future.

Under Leadership of 2016 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureate Ken Samet, MedStar Health Agrees to JA Finance Park partnership in Montgomery County

Under Leadership of 2016 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureate Ken Samet, MedStar Health Agrees to JA Finance Park partnership in Montgomery County

MedStar Health is the latest company to have been added to the growing list of Storefront Partners that will play host a Storefront at Junior Achievement of Greater Washington’s forthcoming JA Finance Park Montgomery County, set to open in 2018. Under the leadership of 2016 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureates, Ken Samet, MedStar Health has agreed to serve as the Healthcare Storefront partner at JA’s newest JA Finance Park.

2017 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureates Announced

2017 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureates Announced

Washington Business Hall of Fame founders, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington, the Greater Washington Board of Trade and Washingtonian today announced the 2017 Hall of Fame laureates. The Washington Business Hall of Fame, founded in 1988, recognizes the professional and philanthropic contributions of outstanding business leaders in our region who have made Greater Washington the city that it is today. The annual gala benefits Junior Achievement® and its innovative financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship K-12 programs that inspire the next generation of leaders to navigate their path to the American Dream.

State Farm™ deepens partnership with JA of Greater Washington

State Farm™ deepens partnership with JA of Greater Washington

State Farm has deepened its partnership with JA and it's commitment to JA's Finance Park program. Beginning in Fall 2017, JA Finance Park Fairfax County will showcase a three-tiered display to include a “roadmap” of the park and information about State Farm’s safe driving programs and how safe driving and academic achievement can lower insurance rates.

JA Company Program Student Entrepreneurs Launch Delivery Box Service to Bring Hope to Teens Suffering From Anxiety, Depression

JA Company Program Student Entrepreneurs Launch Delivery Box Service to Bring Hope to Teens Suffering From Anxiety, Depression

According to the 2016 Fairfax Youth Survey Report, over 60,000 Fairfax County students face depressive symptoms every year, and over one-third of the students reported experiencing a high level of stress in the past month.

When the five students participating in Junior Achievement of Greater Washington’s 2017 JA Company Program came across this statistic, they knew they had found the issue they wanted to address.

Robinson Secondary School Senior named JA Company Program CEO, chronicles entrepreneurial journey in “The Company” podcast

Robinson Secondary School Senior named JA Company Program CEO, chronicles entrepreneurial journey in “The Company” podcast

For Robinson Secondary School senior Kurien Thomas, signing up for JA Company Program was about achieving a lifelong goal: to be a part of a startup project at an early age.

“The [JA] Company Program was advertised as an experience that would teach me leadership, marketing, sales, financial management, and supply chain management. However, it has done much more than that,” said Kurien. “It has taught me how to be an active community member and a self-made individual with a philanthropic mindset.”