Inspire and prepare young people to succeed

How you can get started

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa provides several ways that you can get involved whether you’re someone looking to volunteer, part of a district or school looking for educational materials, or part of an business looking to help us expand the reach of our mission.

Volunteers

In-person or Virtual you can Volunteer with Junior Achievement and make a profound difference in the youth of our community.

Volunteers, begin here

Schools and Parents

Junior Achievement provides activities, guides, thought leadership and lots of additional resources to support learning.

Schools and Parents, begin here

Partners

Junior Achievement partners with corporations and individuals to fund the programs that are delivered to our local students.

Partners, begin here

Online resources for Eastern Iowa Teachers and Parents

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa is providing free online resources to teachers and parents. We are doing this so our kids can spend more time planning for and dreaming about tomorrow, and less time worrying about today. We are committed to doing this until we can all be certain again.

Donate Now

Your immediate contribution will be put to work right away to help more JA programs get into classrooms and have a positive impact on the students in our community!

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Program Resources

I am a teacher, parent or student looking for stand-alone activities, facilitator guides, or ancillary resources that support learning.

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JA of Eastern Iowa Spotlight

Calling all JA Alumni!

Did JA make a difference in your life? Is there a story you want to share about how a JA mentor helped positively influence your life or career? Do you want to re-connect with JA and others who had "the JA experience?"

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JA Finance Park Virtual

Innovative, bold, relevant. Junior Achievement Finance Park® Virtual is all that, and more. It's a financial literacy laboratory that inspires and prepares youth to succeed. Set in a virtual campus, this is an exciting reality-based learning environment for middle and high school students.

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Corridor Business Hall of Fame

Where: Cedar Rapids Marriott
When: Thursday, September 23, 2021 6:00 PM

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa is currently accepting nominations for three elite individuals to be inducted as Laureates and one to be inducted as a Young Entrepreneur into the Corridor Business Hall of Fame on September 23, 2021 at the Cedar Rapids Marriott. Nominations for these prestigious awards will be accepted through Friday, March 26, 2021. Individuals inducted into the Business Hall of Fame are outstanding business leaders who have made significant contributions to the free enterprise system.

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48767

Students Reached Locally
2018-2019

2099

Classes Locally
2018-2019

1227

Volunteers Locally
2018-2019

196

Schools Reached Locally
2018-2019