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Did you know:

60% of teens do not know the difference between cash, credit cards, and checks?

Only 28% of parents say they have taught their children the value of money?

2 out of every 3 students either drop out of high school or graduate without the skills needed to succeed in college or in work?

JA Volunteers can help change these statistics! Our volunteers play a key role in bringing JA to life. By sharing their personal and professional experiences and skills with students from our community, the volunteers help them make the connection between what they are learning in school and what they will need to succeed in work and life. Junior Achievement volunteers are employees from large companies, small business owners, parents and other community members. Students’ participation in JA reinforces the value of an education. In recent program evaluations conducted by an independent research firm, an average of 8 out of 10 high school students report that Junior Achievement programs helped reinforce the importance of staying in school. In longitudinal studies, JA students were significantly more likely than their peers to believe that they would graduate from high school, pursue post-secondary education and graduate from college. Without our amazing volunteers, we wouldn’t be able to change the lives of these students.

“I was impressed how working with volunteers really opened new doors for my students. It made higher learning and higher earning possible.” -2^nd Grade Teacher, Irving ISD

During the upcoming 2016-17 program year, JA Dallas strives to provide 52,500 K-12 students with financial literacy and economic education programs. We are so excited to get this year started!  But this accomplishment for student impact will not be possible without the help of our volunteers and the financial support of individuals like you!

It has been a very impactful 2015-16 year at JA Dallas, thanks to our wonderful volunteers and donors, like you!  With the end of the program year right around the corner, we are on track to impact 50,000 K-12 students in the Dallas area.  As you know, JA Dallas provides important financial literacy and economic education to Dallas area youth each year.  JA curriculum is relevant as it bridges the gap for students between what they are learning in school and the real world.  In fact, a primary reason for student dropout in our nation is not seeing the relevancy in what they are learning. By bringing in trained volunteers from the business and corporate community, students are exposed to new ideas, global perspectives, and careers that many had not been exposed to previously. The financial literacy curriculum, which aligns with the Texas Educational Knowledge & Skills standards, makes it easy for teachers to include it in their lesson plans as supplementary material.

We look forward to impacting even more students with our hands-on, blended learning experiences in the 2016-17 year.  As we grow in our capacity to impact more students, we will look to our dedicated partners in the community to contribute their time volunteering and mentoring these students and to help provide financial support to our programs, so that we may continue to offer them at no cost.

Looking forward to the next program year, we sincerely thank you for your contribution and continued interest in helping JA Dallas provide financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship skills to our community's young people.  Stay tuned for next year, as we aspire to reach 52,500 Dallas area students!  Your continued support and interest in JA programs for Dallas is much appreciated. 

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