Programs :: JA AfterSchool®
- Powering their potential

Funding Received to Focus on After-School Programs: The establishment of Junior Achievement 85 years ago started by teaching youth about business and economics during the after-school timeframe. While much has changed over the years, the need to provide valuable after-school programs has remained essential.
With the receipt of a $4.9 million federal
appropriation in July of 2004, the future of JA in after-school
markets is more promising than ever. Partnering with the Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, JA will address the
after-school needs of children in America by executing a three-year
strategy to research, develop, implement, and evaluate highly
experiential after-school curricula for
elementary,
middle grades, and
high school students. Delivered by JA volunteers, the programs will
reduce the number of children who go unsupervised after school,
decreasing the risks children may otherwise encounter during that
time.



