How you can get started

Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland 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 a 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.

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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.

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JA of Greater Cleveland Spotlight

Volunteering for Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland

Volunteers are the "secret sauce" of our mission. Whether you're in the classroom delivering a lesson on budgeting or at one of our events sharing your entrepreneurial journey in front of hundreds of students, your presence makes our mission possible. Ready to donate your time to empowering the next generation?

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Volunteering for Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland

2025 Bowl-A-Thon Kickoff

  Where: The Corner Alley

 When: Thursday, March 06, 2025 4:00 PM

FREE food, networking, bowling, a wild west costume contest, and fundraising. Join us at our Bowl-A-Thon Kickoff to not only learn about this cause, but also why starting a team for Bowl-A-Thon is so important to our mission.

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2025 Bowl-A-Thon Kickoff

Eating pizza supports JA's mission

The Marco's Pizza Foundation has partnered with Junior Achievement for our Round-Up donations mission to collect funds to support local programming. Every time you round up your order, you're helping to support education, workforce development, and entrepreneurship in your community.

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Junior Achievement and Crain's Business Cleveland honor five outstanding local students

As the next generation prepares to enter the workforce, they can learn a lot from the young professionals who paved the path before them. To spur this cross-generational knowledge transfer, Crain’s Cleveland Business recently hosted a roundtable discussion between five of this year’s “40 Under 40” professionals and five bright young students selected by Junior Achievement (JA) of Greater Cleveland.

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Students Reached Nationally
2023-2024

115439

Classes Nationally
2023-2024

174723

Volunteers Nationally
2023-2024

19719

Schools Reached Nationally
2023-2024

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