Help English Language Learners prepare for their financial future
ORGANIZATION: Junior Achievement of Northern California
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This is a unique opportunity to visit a classroom of high school English Language Learners and help them prepare for their financial future. JA will provide all program material for classroom learning, training, and ongoing support. Our Personal Finance program helps students to experience the interrelationship betwee the financial decisions they make now and how it can lead them to future financial success. This is an especially vulnerable population that needs to learn these skills now in order to prepare them for the global economy. VOLUNTEER MUST BE BILINGUAL IN VIETNAMESE AND/OR SPANISH.
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About Junior Achievement of Northern California
Location:
3003 Oak Road, Suite 130, Walnut Creek, CA 94597, US
Mission Statement
To inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.
Description
Junior Achievement of Northern California (JA) achieves this mission through teaching students about their expanding roles as individuals, consumers, employees, employers, and productive members of our society. Working in partnership with over 4,000 community and corporate volunteers, we provide empowering programs to K-12 students across 26 counties in Northern and Central California. JA's vision is to make a positive impact on the lives of all students in our operational area, and our efforts towards this ultimate goal are guided by these core values:
- Belief in the boundless potential of young people
- Commitment to the principles of market-based economics and entrepreneurship
- Passion for what we do and honesty, integrity, and excellence in how we do it
- Respect in the power of partnership and collaboration
- Conviction in the educational and motivational impact of relevant, hands-on learning
Each school year, JA NorCal impacts over 90,000 students with programs that will help them become economically confident and career-ready adults.
Our regional headquaters is located in Walnut Creek, and we have branch offices in San Jose and Fresno. We currently operate in the following counties:
Alameda, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Fresno, Humboldt, Inyo, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Mono, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Kings, Tulare, Glenn, and Tuolumne.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1855 Lucretia AveSan Jose, CA 95122
DATE POSTED
January 26, 2017
SKILLS
- Budgeting
- Teaching / Instruction
- Bilingual
- Financial Literacy
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training
- 1 hour per week in class + 1 hour of prep
- brief orientation/training session