Junior Achievement of South Florida

Junior Achievement of South Florida empowers the youth to be bold, innovative and creative by equipping them with the knowledge, ability and confidence to navigate their futures. Junior Achievement of South Florida (JA) has impacted more than 1.2 million students since its inception in 1959. In the first 50 years, JA served 500,000 students, an average of 10,000 a year in classrooms across Broward and south Palm Beach counties. With the help of over 5,000 trained corporate and community volunteers and mentors, JA delivers over 10 unique programs to more than 80,000 students in classrooms throughout Broward and south Palm Beach counties and at JA World Huizenga Center at the Lillian S. Wells Pavilion on the Broward College North Campus, a first-class facility housing two JA BizTowns and JA Finance Park.

Junior Achievement of South Florida is part of the JA USA network. Junior Achievement (JA) is the world’s largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic & economic choices. JA programs are delivered by corporate and community volunteers, & provide relevant, hands-on experiences that give students from kindergarten through high school knowledge & skills in financial literacy, work readiness & entrepreneurship. Today, JA reaches more than 4.8 million students per year in 109 markets across the United States, with an additional 5.2 million students served by operations in 100 other countries worldwide.