Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield County

We are a few days away from The Great Give! Are you ready to be a part of it? It’s a day to celebrate all the good going on in our communities! #TheGreatGive

Happy National Volunteer Week! Today, we would like to spotlight Odyssey Logistics, a long time partner of Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield County for 10+ years. Thank you to all of the past and present employees at Odyssey who have volunteered their time to support JA throughout the years. We are grateful for your partnership!

Happy National Volunteer Week! For the second year, we partnered with Shelton High School on the JA Inspire/Pathways To Success event. 650 students participated in a Financial Reality Fair hosted by JA and M&T Bank. Students were each given a profile with a specific scenario (salary, debt, children, etc.) and had to make decisions about their spending. They all learned valuable lessons -- some never want to leave their parents' house, and some were begging for more money so they could afford a vacation home! BIG SHOUTOUT to our very own John Namnun for his hard work in building this program. Thank you John! We are lucky to have you as part of our team. In addition, we hosted an interactive career fair experience for the students with 24 vendors in industries like healthcare, education, manufacturing, STEM, and finance. Students, volunteers, and educators gave very positive reports on both experiences.

Happy National Volunteer Week! At JA of Greater Fairfield County, we are extremely fortunate to have an extremely dedicated group of volunteers who help us inspire the next generation year over year. We could not do what we do without our volunteers who are so gracious with sharing their time and talents! Thank you to all of our JAGFC volunteers.

We are excited to share that we are participating in The Great Give this year, created by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven on May 1 & 2! The Great Give raises awareness and funds for nonprofits serving Greater New Haven. Stay tuned for more info on how to support JA during The Great Give this year!

Inspired By Experience; three words that sum up the objective of the Student Experiences produced by JAGFC. Hands-on, interactive learning has been proven to have positive effects on youth. According to a 2022 report conducted by Ipsos, 87% of JA Alumni indicated that participating in JA played an important role in their personal development and self-confidence. We thank our Student Experience sponsors for helping us bring experiences like our JA Stock Market Challenge & JA Inspire to life this year. Odyssey Logistics, Webster Bank, KPMG US, Pitney Bowes, M&T Bank, Aquarion Water Company, Global Jet Capital, PwC, Santa Energy Corporation, Albourne, PRIME Financial Services, Olympus Partners, Deloitte, Eversource Energy, Valley Community Foundation, Hampford Research Inc, Yale New Haven Health, Peralta Design, Terex Corporation, Bank of Ireland, Linde, Fairfield University, Franklin Templeton, Really Good Stuff, LLC, Charter Diligence Group, Fairfield County Bank

Thank you to our friends over at Eversource Energy for their great partnership over the years!

Last month, P-Tech High School in Norwalk held their annual Women's Leadership Panel in celebration of Women's History Month, and JAGFC participated by providing a guest speaker from Peralta Design. Shanis Felicissimo shared her inspiring story of ambition and perseverance with 400 students.

We are excited to announce our participation in the Birdies for Charity program! Help grow the power of giving by donating through Birdies, where your donation will grow 15% thanks to Webster Bank's support of the Bonus Bucks Pool. Click here to make your donation go further! https://buff.ly/3VUDts7

In celebration of Financial Literacy month, volunteers from M&T Bank, GYL Financial Synergies, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, and North American Marine Environment Protection Association - NAMEPA facilitated a JA in a Day at Black Rock School in Bridgeport.