What is Junior Achievement?Junior Achievement was founded in 1919 by Horace A. Moses, Theodore Vail and Winthrop M. Crane. Junior Achievement (JA) of Utah was established in 1956. It is the largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge to plan for the future, make smart academic and economic choices, and acquire the skills they need. they need for their own success. JA is a program that helps prepare young people for the real world. JA shows students how to be “work ready” by completing real-world projects. It helps students understand the connection between what they learn at school and the world of work and the importance of staying in school. He teaches financial literacy and entrepreneurship. The projects show students how to manage, create jobs, understand their communities, make money and how to think in the workplace, how to set goals and achieve them. JA teaches students the why, how, and feel of opportunities in the world. JA works with local businesses and organizations and community volunteers provide hands-on experience for students. In November 2013, it was reported as the largest national peer-to-peer entrepreneurship education effort launched to help America's high school students. JA has more than 200,000 volunteers nationwide. JA has community volunteers to serve as mentors to Utah students. There are more than 5,000 volunteers in Utah. These volunteers teach and share their experiences with more than 4.4 million students nationwide, including 70,000 in Utah. Junior Achievement uses three different methods to reach students. JA City K-12 classroom programs for 5th and 8th grade students audiences of all agesJA ​​teaches a want versus a need, how to balance a checkbook,...... middle of paper ......Junior Achievement. My mother volunteered for the 2nd year of the Junior Achievement program last year. She said the children looked forward to her coming every week. She had donuts every week. She said they were excited to learn and incorporating the “treats” motivated them to learn and try harder. Every employer should pay for volunteer time. The world could change for those less fortunate, those living in circumstances of poverty or those who are less educated. And people who are lucky enough to have an education and even a job these days would not feel like they are in a precarious financial situation and could not afford to leave their jobs to volunteer or provide support. knowledge or services to other people around the world. community. Volunteering also changes the life of the volunteer. The volunteer leaves with a feeling of kindness knowing that they helped someone, even if it was just one..