📈 Calling All Finance Pros & Market Enthusiasts 📈 Junior Achievement’s Stock Market Challenge is back this November, and our student teams need you! We’re looking for classroom mentors from financial firms or professionals with stock market knowledge to help coach, guide, and

📣 We kicked off our first JA Career Speaker Series of the year today with Hamilton K-8 School’s 4th graders! Our guest was Matt Szalaj, JA YPB member and Special Assistant for Policy to City of Memphis Mayor Paul Young, sharing how his journey from growing up in Whitehaven to

Keystone Elementary School's 3rd and 4th graders got a hands-on lesson in banking during today’s JA Career Speaker Series with Demecia Todd from FSNB! 💵 She showed students how the math they’re learning in class connects directly to the world of finance. She even brought

Fifth graders at Winchester Elementary in Whitehaven went on a history adventure today during our JA Career Speaker Series! 📚🔎 RaSean Jenkins from Memphis-Shelby Co. Schools shared how his curiosity about growing up in Whitehaven—wondering how and why his own neighborhood looked different from

“Today at JA BizTown I learned that loving your job makes every day better.” – 6th grader, New Albany Middle School 💼 Through our partnership with Toyota USA, students are discovering what it means to find purpose in their work and see how their passions can power their future.

40 years of strikes and spares for student success! 🎳 This year’s ruby anniversary of JA Bowlin’ on the River Bowl-a-thon brought together accounting, corporate, and community teams for a night of fun, friendly competition, and big impact in making #EveryChildWorldReady. Huge

Thanks to State Farm's incredible support, students across the Mid-South are gaining real-world financial skills through JA Finance Park. They’re stepping into adult roles--balancing jobs, families, and budgets--and realizing just how much goes into managing money. As one 7th

🎁✨ What if your holiday to-do list could help inspire future leaders? Every time you print, ship, or handle your seasonal errands at your local The UPS Store, you can help Junior Achievement open more doors for students across Memphis and the Mid-South. By rounding up at

We’re thrilled to share a recipe for success this season: Junior Achievement is proud to partner with the Marco’s Pizza Foundation! 🍕 During the holiday hustle, when time is short and cooking feels impossible, making an impact can still be simple. By rounding up your order at

“I give to Junior Achievement because I believe every young person deserves the confidence and skills to own their future. JA empowers students to see what’s possible … to dream bigger, think smarter, and take control of their own success.” – Jason Campbell, JA Board Chair and

We’re proud to introduce a new video series from Junior Achievement: JA Letters to Myself: Hometown Heroes. ✉️ In this series, hometown heroes from across our region read a letter they wrote to their younger selves—reflecting on the journey, the lessons, and the courage it took