Volunteer at the JA Discovery Center - Make a Lasting Impact in Just One Day!
ORGANIZATION: Junior Achievement of Central Upstate New York
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Imagine a world where students graduate high school prepared for real life-understanding how to manage money, make smart career choices, and think like entrepreneurs. At the Paychex JA Discovery Center, that’s exactly what we’re making happen, and we need you to help bring it to life.
As a JA Finance Park or JA BizTown volunteer, you’ll guide students through a real-world simulation, Where they take on the roles of adults-balancing budgets, making financial decisions, running businesses, managing storefronts, and experiencing what its like to be an adult.
What You’ll Do:
- Mentor and encourage students as they navigate a real-world economy
- Help them make financial choices-budgeting, paying bills, and managing income
- Share career advice and workplace wisdom in an engaging, hands-on way
- Witness their "aha" moments as they connect learning to their future
No experience is needed-just enthusiasm. We provide everything you need, and in just one school day, you can change a student’s perspective on money, careers, and their future.
Volunteer for a day. Inspire for a lifetime. Sign up today: https://cuny.ja.org/
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About Junior Achievement of Central Upstate New York
Location:
200 West Ridge Road, Rochester, NY 14615, US
Mission Statement
Junior Achievement (JA) empowers young people to own their economic success. Our volunteer-delivered, K-12 programs foster work-readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills, and use experiential learning to inspire kids to dream big and reach their potential.
Description
Since 1968, Junior Achievement of Central Upstate New York, Inc. has helped local students learn about real life, real business and the real rewards of education. JA of Central Upstate New York currently serves a 25-county area.
JA's programs are predesigned, classroom or after-school based K-12 curriculums and are delivered by community volunteers to local students (our future employees) in 5 to 8 visits per program. Elementary students learn the basic concepts of business and economy. Middle grade students connect "learning with earning" through practical problem-solving activities and high school students are provided programs designed to help them be prepared for college and the world of work.
The goal of the volunteer dimension of Junior Achievement's programs has remained constant since our inception. That is to bring economic and business theory to life through the simplest of human interactions-sharing.
To do so we need your help. Our ability to reach more children is to a large part, predicted on our ability to secure more volunteers to go into the classroom and deliver JA programs.
Join the hundreds of local community members who assist Junior Achievement of Central Upstate New York, Inc. help our children. Our classroom volunteers not only serve as excellent role models for students, they also provide the energy and personal observations and experiences that make learning fun!
CAUSE AREAS
Children & Youth,
Community,
Education & Literacy
WHEN
Sat Mar 01, 2025 - Thu May 29, 2025
08:00 AM - 02:00 PM
WHERE
200 West Ridge RoadRochester, NY 14615
(43.1968 ,-77.6306 )
DATE POSTED
March 12, 2025
SKILLS
- Critical Thinking
- Multi-Tasking
- Organization
- People Skills
- Problem Solving
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Private Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- This is a Done in a Day opportunity and there is no prior training or ongoing commitment needed.
- Driver's License Needed
- Must be at least 17
- Orientation or Training
- 5 Hours
Private Group Details
- Group Size Range 1 - 20
- Event can be held at organization location(s)
- Donation Requested