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JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF ORANGE COUNTY Our Mission To inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy JA Pillars of Success • Entrepreneurship • Financial Literacy • Work Readiness Our Values Belief in the boundless potenal of young people. Commitment to the financial educaon of all young people. Belief in the power of partnership and collaboraon. www.jaoc.org Junior Achievement (JA) programs help prepare young people for the real world by showing them how to: • Generate and effecvely manage wealth • Create jobs to make their communies more robust • Apply entrepreneurial thinking to the workplace • Recognize the economic relevance of excelling in school JA was founded naonally in 1919 and locally in 1954. JA of Orange County is a satellite of JASoCal, the Southern California arm of Junior Achievement USA. Today, JA reaches more than 4.6 million K-12th grade students per year with 25 experienal programs in 201,444 classrooms and aſter-school locaons. Funding JA of Orange County operates on a $594,000 budget and receives no direct funding from United Way or any government agency. Programs are delivered at no cost to the schools or its students. JA of Orange County relies on support from individuals, corporaons, special events and foundaons to fund its programs services. Leadership Board Chair—Gerry Mooney, Partner, Rutan & Tucker, LLP Board Vice Chair—Mary Garre, Partner, Ernst & Young Regional Execuve Director—Chrisne Shewbridge, Junior Achievement
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JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF ORANGE COUNTY
Our Mission
To inspire and prepare
young people to
succeed in a
global economy
JA Pillars of Success
• Entrepreneurship
• Financial Literacy
• Work Readiness
Our Values
Belief in the boundless potential
of young people.
Commitment to the financial education of
all young people.
Belief in the power of partnership and
collaboration.
www.jaoc.org
Junior Achievement (JA) programs help prepare young people for the real world by
showing them how to:
• Generate and effectively manage wealth
• Create jobs to make their communities more robust
• Apply entrepreneurial thinking to the workplace
• Recognize the economic relevance of excelling in school
JA was founded nationally in 1919 and locally in 1954. JA of Orange County is a satellite of JASoCal, the Southern California arm of Junior Achievement USA. Today, JA reaches more than 4.6 million K-12th grade students per year with 25 experiential programs in 201,444 classrooms and after-school locations.
Funding
JA of Orange County operates on a $594,000 budget and receives no direct funding from United Way or any government agency. Programs are delivered at no cost to the schools or its students.
JA of Orange County relies on support from individuals, corporations, special events and foundations to fund its programs services.
Leadership
Board Chair—Gerry Mooney, Partner, Rutan & Tucker, LLP Board Vice Chair—Mary Garrett, Partner, Ernst & Young Regional Executive Director—Christine Shewbridge, Junior Achievement
More JA of Orange County Facts
Proven Success
JA is one of the few non-profits to use independent, third-party evaluators to
gauge the impact of our programs.
Evidence demonstrates that even a single exposure to a JA program makes
a difference.
www.jaoc.org
JA of Orange County by the numbers
In the 2 0 1 6 - 1 7 school
year, o v e r 1 4 , 0 0 0 students received
JA’s vital economic and financial
literacy programs.
In the 2017-18 school year, JA estimates that
approximately 16,000 students will receive JA.
JA of Orange County’s
over 600 classroom
volunteers come from all walks of life and include
business people, doctors, lawyers, parents, and educators.
Contact us:
Junior Achievement of Orange County
301 E. 17th Street, Suite 202 Costa Mesa, CA (949) 515-1998
Christine Shewbridge [email protected]
Junior Achievement of Orange County is a 501(c)3 nonprofit
organization Federal Tax ID# 95-1799192
Evaluations studies, demonstrate that JA programs are successful in helping students to:
• Use higher levels of thinking to synthesize and integrate information.
• Gain a deeper understanding of the connection between school and the world of work.
• Enhance awareness of important personal finance skills needed to succeed, including how to create a budget, write a check, set-up a savings account and develop a savings plan.
• Develop a greater sense of confidence in their belief that they will graduate high school, pursue post secondary education, and graduate from college.
How Do I Get Involved?
• Become a classroom volunteer which includes a thorough 1 1/2 hour long training with JA staff.
• Support JA financially with $45 a student or a whole elementary class for
$750, middle grade class for $950, or high school class for $1,150. • Participate in local JA events:
• Play4JA: Create your own fundraiser! • Sponsor a team at the annual Stock Market Championship
