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First Credit for Life Fair Held at Putnam Vocational
By JAWM
Corporate Responsibility
The fair was funded by a grant from the Treasurer’s Office of Economic Empowerment in accordance with the Financial Education Innovation Fund...
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RECEIVES NATIONAL HONOR
By JAWM
Corporate Responsibility
The purpose of the Star Award is to recognize staff and boards of JA Areas that meet Junior Achievement’s national standards in operational efficiency and through strong representation of the JA...
AREA STUDENTS COMPETE IN JA PITCH CONTEST
By JAWM
Corporate Responsibility
Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts held its 2nd annual JA EnTEENpreneur Challenge hosted by the UMASS Springfield Center in March with eighteen (18) teams of future entrepreneurs showcasing their products in a 90 second Pitch Contest and Trade Fair...
MassMutual to Provide More Than $100,000 to Junior Achievement to Expand Financial Literacy Programs
By JAWM
Corporate Responsibility
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) today announced that for the third straight year it will provide more than $100,000 to Junior Achievement USA® (JA) to provide financial literacy programs to young people in 12 communities across the United...
Schools to Implement Junior Achievement’s Financial Literacy Coursework, Made Possible by Grant from MassMutual
By JAWM
Corporate Responsibility
Personal finance education critical to the fiscal health of JA of Western Massachusetts’ next...
The Hartford Sponsors Second Year of the JA Company Program
By JAWM
Corporate Responsibility
Junior Achievement USA®, in partnership with The Hartford, announced a second year of funding to support the growth of JA Company Programs throughout the United...
NAn Investment Worthwhile –The 2015 JA Stock Market Competition
By JAWM
Corporate Responsibility
Nearly 600 students from 20 area schools (middle and high school) came together to test their skills by investing and trading stocks as if they were on the trading floor of the New York Stock...
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND UPS FOUNDATION PARTNER TO SERVE YOUTH ENTREPRENEURS
By JAWM
Corporate Responsibility
Junior Achievement® (JA) and Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts in partnership with UPS Foundation recently completed a financial literacy and entrepreneurship program to benefit local high school...
