Junior Achievement inspires and prepares young people to successfully participate in our economy through entrepreneurship, workforce development, and financial literacy.

Description:
Junior Achievement educates and inspires young people to value free enterprise, business, and economics to improve the quality of their lives. We do this by providing fun and interactive hands-on economic education in grades kindergarten through twelve delivered in classrooms by volunteer role models. Junior Achievement provides the materials(the curriculum is correlated to the State Content Standard for Social Studies)for the volunteer to use in the classroom, training for volunteers, and follow-up support for teachers and volunteers. The kids find that learning is fun and relevant to their future success in the world of work. Volunteers enjoy being role models who share from their experience while involving the students in hands-on activities provided in the materials.

History:
Junior Achievement of Greater New Orleans, Inc. was established in 1955. The original program of Junior Achievement was the Company Program, offered after school to high school students. Today, Junior Achievement's programs are delivered primarily in schools and locally impact more than 21,500 students in grades K-12.

Contact people:

Susie Dudis, Program Manager, (phone), (email) Chris Sommers, Program Director, (phone), (email) Anita Dinwiddie, Vice President of Operations, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (504) 569-8660

Address:

5100 Orleans Avenue New Orleans, LA 70124 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.jagno.org

Directions:

From I-610, take the Canal Blvd. exit. Exiting I-610 from New Orleans East, turn left onto Canal Blvd. Exiting I-610 from Metairie/Baton Rouge, turn right onto Canal Blvd. Once on Canal Blvd., turn left at the first. . . (more)   Nearest Bus Stop: Navarre/Marconi, 1 minute walk