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Ed Grenier
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President and CEO
Junior Achievement of
Greater Washington
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In a quiet moment, as I flipped the calendar to 2012, the thought crossed my mind, “what if?”
What if every young person truly knew how to grab life’s rudder and steer to their fullest potential?
What if they had mentors to help them navigate along the way? With a map of how the real world operates?
And so our New Year’s Resolution is simple: To turn these “what ifs” into reality for the youth of Greater Washington.
Empowering young people to own their success is our mission. Inspiring them to get there is our passion.
Happy New Year.
Ed
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Empowering young people to own their economic success
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New Deloitte College and Career Center Opens at Finance Park
This month Finance Park’s College and Career Center opened thanks to the sponsorship from Deloitte. Students visit after completing their family budgeting simulation, and learn about jobs in different career clusters – such as architecture, health sciences, business management, or agriculture – and the educational degrees necessary for each of them.
Students also learn how local colleges can help prepare them for those jobs – clearly connecting their education with future success in the workforce.
To view photos of the Deloitte College and Career Center, please click here.
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Congresswoman Donna Edwards
Tours Finance Park
Congresswoman Donna Edwards of Maryland’s Fourth District toured Finance Park earlier this month. A Junior Achievement alumna, she spoke passionately about the need for financial education and Finance Park’s program. She was encouraged to see so many businesses supporting the needs of local youth.
In a Tweet posted by Representative Edwards, she expressed her hopes for opening a Finance Park in Prince George’s County.
To learn more about Finance Park, please visit www.JuniorAchievementFinancePark.org.
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Diocese of Arlington Partnership Grows to Include All Elementary Grades
Building upon three successive years of growth, Junior Achievement and the Diocese of Arlington expanded their partnership to reach all students in kindergarten through fifth grade. More than 5,500 students in 250 classrooms will learn invaluable financial literacy and workforce readiness skills.
Added this academic year are kindergarten, in which students learn about the basics of saving money, and fifth grade, where students conduct mock job interviews and learn about STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) careers.
To learn more about Junior Achievement's programs, please visit www.myJA.org/programs/.
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Washington Business Hall of Fame Featured in Washingtonian
The Washington Business Hall of Fame, which raised $1.1 million for Junior Achievement’s K-12 financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship programs, was featured in the January 2012 issue of Washingtonian magazine.
To view the complete article, please visit www.WashingtonBusinessHallofFame.org
/washingtonian/.
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Increased Holiday Spending Leads to Frugal New Year’s Resolutions
Though holiday spending in November and December grew over recent years, a new survey measuring financial goals found that people are paying more attention to their wallets in 2012. The survey found that the top three resolutions were to save more, spend less, and pay off debt.
JA provides youth with the tools necessary to instill responsible spending and saving habits and to become a fiscally responsible consumer. To help young people in your community learn these valuable life skills, please visit www.myJA.org/volunteers/.
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