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.