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Junior Achievement of New York Announces New Funding for the Second Quarter of the 2014-2015 School Year

December 9, 2014

[NEW YORK, NY] – Thanks to the generosity of our corporate and foundation grantors, funding for the second quarter of Junior Achievement of New York’s…

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Support 100 Black Men of America’s Mentoring Programs on #GivingTuesday

November 24, 2014

100 Black Men of America (The 100) is an alliance of men of African descent that are leaders in business, industry, public affairs and government.…

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Corona Queens Teen Has $10,000 Reason to Give Thanks at the Junior Achievement of New York Annual Award Dinner

November 24, 2014

[NEW YORK, NY] – A Corona, Queens student has $10,000 reasons to give thanks this coming Holiday Season. On Tuesday, November 18, Joseph Hernandez, a…

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KPMG Supports Redevelopment of Junior Achievement Curriculum to Increase Financial Literacy Awareness Among Students

November 14, 2014

In September, KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm, and Junior Achievement USA (JA) introduced a redeveloped digital curriculum and accompanying technology for the JA Finance Parkprogram,…

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Changing Children’s Lives by Teaching Financial Literacy

October 20, 2014

Young students from a suburban Chicago elementary school drew pictures of their morning with a special classroom visitor. On each page they commented on the…

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Internship Program Seeks to Inspire Innovation, Service

September 30, 2014

By Derek Hardin WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — An honors student/student body president, a PhD student at the University of California – Berkeley, and a…

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Junior Achievement of New York Announces New Funding for 2014-2015 School Year

September 23, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                  CONTACT: Jacqueline Dolly Phone: 212-907-0046   Email: jdolly@jany.org September 23, 2014 JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NEW YORK ANNOUNCES NEW FUNDING FOR THE 2014-2015…

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Share the American Dream: The JA Education Gateway

September 16, 2014

Every generation has had its own idea of the American Dream. For some, it meant a secure job that could provide for home and family. For…

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Webinar: Aligning Employee Engagement with Corporate Strategy

August 27, 2014

By Elizabeth Rogers A crucial aspect of corporate citizenship is the ability and desire to engage your company’s employees. Implementing volunteer, giving, and other “responsible”…

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People With Down Syndrome Are Pioneers in Alzheimer’s Research

August 25, 2014

By Jon Hamilton When researchers at the University of California, San Diego wanted to study an experimental Alzheimer’s drug last year, they sought help from an unlikely…

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Reeve Foundation IRC member publishes New Study on Central Nervous System (CNS) Rehabilitation

July 15, 2014

A paper was published a couple of weeks ago from the Martin Schwab lab at the Brain Research Institute in Zurich. Schwab, as you know…

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Thank You for Supporting the D.C. Metro Community Through Do More 24

June 20, 2014

Update:  Thank you to everyone who participated in the Do More 24 day of giving event.  Thanks to you, just over $1 million was raised…

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