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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Children & Youth, Education, Youth Development - Business
Mission: Junior achievement uses hands-on experiences to help young people understand the business of life in partnership with businesses and educators. Junior achievement brings the real world to students, opening their minds to their potential and preparing them for the world of work, the envisioned future, what we aspire to become. Junior achievement maintains an active vision, front and center on how we can have a positive impact on the lives of more students, guided by our core values. From our core values, we articulate our purpose and vision, comprised of our core ideology to empower young people to own their economic success. It's not an easy task, but it's the kind of challenge that junior achievement takes on with creative energy, fervor and decisive action.
Programs: Junior achievement programs are delivered by corporate and community volunteers, and provide relevant, hands-on experiences that give students from kindergarten through high school knowledge and skills in work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy. Junior achievement of berks county inc serves over 7,500 students in berks, lehigh and northampton counties through our programs, students gain the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. Our largest program services are innovative, volunteer led classroom programs, young mens and young womens symposiums (career exploration, work readiness, and financial guidance) and the dale carnegie leadership program.
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