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- EIN 74-2061852
- 2104902007
- aka Junior Achievement of South Texas, Inc 403 E Ramsey, Ste 201 San Antonio TX 78216 USA
- http://www.jast.org
- JAofSouthTexas
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Children & Youth, Education, Youth Development - Business
Mission: Junior Achievement (JA) is the world largest and fastest-growing non-profit economic education organization. In operation since 1919, JA reaches more than 3 million elementary, middle, and high school students in the United States and another 800,000 students in more than 100 countries.
Programs: Elementary school program - it is the foundation of the organization's k-12 curricula. Seven sequential themes,each with five hands-on activities, work to change kids' lives by helping them understand business and economics. 72,579youths were served.
high school program - economic and business curricula for students in grades 9-12 and includes a student led enterprise. The dynamic interaction between the volunteers and the students promotes active learning and brings theory to life. 9,128 youths were served.
middle grade program - includes economics and business curricula for seventh and eighth grade students. The dynamic interaction between the volunteers and the students promotes active learning and brings theory to life. 8,618 youths were served.