JA of Greater Washington
Celebrating the Best in Business: the 2024 ...

$1.6M raised, 800 guests and four new Laureates

Yesterday, the Washington Business Hall of Fame – Greater Washington's signature lifetime achievement award in business – welcomed its 2024 class of Laureates during a gala held at The Anthem. The Washington Business Hall of Fame (Hall of Fame) recognizes the achievements of Greater Washington’s most accomplished leaders and celebrates their impact on the local economy, surrounding communities, and overall quality of life. 

Celebrating the Best in Business: the 2024 Washington Business Hall of Fame
JA of Greater Washington
Dr. Monica Goldson Appointed as President and ...

Board Search Committee Selects Respected Educator Following National Search, Making History as the First Black Woman to Hold the Role. 

Dr. Monica Goldson Appointed as President and CEO of Junior Achievement of Greater Washington, Ushering in a New Era of Leadership

Greater Washington Futures (June-September)

Greater Washington Futures (June-September)

Zoree Jones, a second-generation JA student and a freshman at Patriot High School in Nokesville, Virginia, is used to giving speeches. Over the last two years, she has both delivered the winning speech at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Oratorical Contest and won the Spotsylvania County (Virginia) Great Debate in 2015, among other acomplishments. So it was no wonder that Zoree wowed the JA Worldwide Board of Governors when she addressed them about her participation in the 2016 JA of Greater Washington Entrepreneurship Summit, where she received the Rising Star Award.

HARVARD: 21st Century Education in Action: JA Finance Park®

HARVARD: 21st Century Education in Action: JA Finance Park®

The redevelopment of JA Finance Park caught the attention of Harvard University. Their Global Education Innovation Initiative identified the new JA Finance Park as a program with innovative curriculum and pedagogical practices related to 21st century skills in financial literacy education. 

The Safeway Foundation to serve as Grocery Storefront partner at forthcoming JA Finance Park® Montgomery County

The Safeway Foundation to serve as Grocery Storefront partner at forthcoming JA Finance Park® Montgomery County

JA of Greater Washington is proud to announce that it will be partnering with The Safeway Foundation to fulfill a Storefront Partnership at the forthcoming JA Finance Park Montgomery County.

Many young people don't yet have a concept of how expensive it can be to feed a family. As the Grocery Storefront partner at JA Finance Park Montgomery County, The Safeway Foundation will play a critical role in challenging students to think about their spending decisions and how they will balance weeknight meals and the inevitable last-minute trips to the grocery store. 

WJLA: For Redskins Davis, '4th and Life' comes full circle

WJLA: For Redskins Davis, '4th and Life' comes full circle

District of Columbia native Vernon Davis has come full circle.

The Redskins tight end was one of the speakers at the team's '4th and Life' event at FedEx Field Monday.

The annual gathering brings together local high school football players, who hear from Redskins players about how to succeed - on and off the field - after high school.

Junior Achievement partners with Washington Redskins on annual '4th and Life' Program to Inspire Youth Off the Field

Junior Achievement partners with Washington Redskins on annual '4th and Life' Program to Inspire Youth Off the Field

Junior Achievement joined the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation and presenting sponsor Coca Cola for the 4th and Life High School Football Forum, focusing on preparing nearly 400 high school football players for life after football. 

FINANCIAL SERVICES ROUNDTABLE: Junior Achievement® Inspires the Next Generation to Transform “I Can’t” Into “I Can”

FINANCIAL SERVICES ROUNDTABLE: Junior Achievement® Inspires the Next Generation to Transform “I Can’t” Into “I Can”

Only two in five adults use a budget and one in three has some level of debt in collections. Junior Achievement is committed to empowering students with the tools to improve their circumstances and the vision to see what’s possible if they work hard and dream big.

Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts Signs on as Entertainment Storefront Partner at JA Finance Park® Fairfax County

Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts Signs on as Entertainment Storefront Partner at JA Finance Park® Fairfax County

Junior Achievement of Greater Washington is proud to announce a new partnership with Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts (Wolf Trap). Wolf Trap will be serving at the Entertainment Storefront partner at JA Finance Park Fairfax County in Fairfax, Virginia, where 14,000 Fairfax County Public Schools eighth grade students will take part in an immersive, real-life budgeting simulation each year.

JA Student and JA Entrepreneurship Summit Rising Star Zoree Jones Speaks to the Board of Governors

JA Student and JA Entrepreneurship Summit Rising Star Zoree Jones Speaks to the Board of Governors

Zoree Jones, a second-generation JA student and a freshman at Patriot High School in Nokesville, Virginia (USA), is used to giving speeches. Over the last two years, she has delivered the winning speech at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Oratorical Contest; she won the Spotsylvania County (Virginia) Great Debate in 2015; and was awarded the Best Female Actor award at the Virginia Theatre Association Festival last year. 

US NEWS & WORLD REPORT: How Teachers Are Bringing Financial Literacy Lessons to the Classroom

US NEWS & WORLD REPORT: How Teachers Are Bringing Financial Literacy Lessons to the Classroom

Millions of Americans don't understand the basics of budgeting or saving for the future.

Some kids get money lessons at home, but many parents lack financial knowledge or confidence themselves. Junior Achievement's 2015 Teens and Personal Finance Survey sponsored by the Allstate Foundation found that millennial parents, ages 18-34, are the least confident about explaining money management to their kids, many of whom are currently in lower grades.