Boundless Futures through Education

Junior Achievement of Wisconsin - Portage Wood Counties Area is a nonprofit that inspires and prepares young people for success

How you can get started

Junior Achievement of Wisconsin - Portage Wood Counties Area 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.

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Partners

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

Partners, begin here

Portage & Wood Counties Area Spotlight

JA Financial Literacy Courses Here to Help

New Wisconsin Law Mandates Financial Literacy Courses for High Schools

Wisconsin recently became the 24th state in the country to enact a law requiring high school graduates to complete a semester-long course in financial literacy. Wisconsin schools can fulfill this mandate with a semester-long curricula offered by Junior Achievement of Wisconsin.

JA Financial Literacy, part of the JA High School Experience courses, is a one-semester, teacher-led course that equips high school students with foundational personal finance skills.

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New Wisconsin Law Mandates Financial Literacy Courses for High Schools

The UPS Store Start Small, Grow Big Initiative Benefiting JA

For the third year in a row, UPS is supporting JA across the United States with its Start Small, Grow Big by the UPS Store campaign.

Through the Start Small, Grow Big program, customers across The UPS Store network of more than 5,000 locations can now make a donation to Junior Achievement upon checkout. All donations received will benefit Junior Achievement programs in the communities in which they are received.

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The UPS Store Start Small, Grow Big Initiative Benefiting JA

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