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What Happens When No One Teaches You How to Manage Money?
By Kay Morgan
Corporate Responsibility
If you’re like the majority of Americans, nobody taught you how to budget for rent, insurance, and groceries. What if someone had?
That’s the question Junior Achievement of Central Virginia has been answering for students across our region for 60 years, and Financial Literacy Month in April gives us reason to pause and talk about what makes this work...
Preparing the Next Generation of Leaders: Junior Achievement and Staples Expand Partnership
Blog from JA USA
By Elizabeth Stepanek
Corporate Responsibility
Preparing students for the future of work takes more than classroom instruction—it takes collaboration between educators, communities, and the business leaders shaping tomorrow’s workforce. That’s why Junior Achievement USA is proud to expand its partnership with Staples to help more students across the country gain access to career-connected learning...
A Closer Look: Dan Schmitt’s Journey to Hall of Fame
By Kay Morgan
Corporate Responsibility
Henrico leader and RMC Events founder Dan Schmitt is honored in the Greater Richmond Business Hall of Fame for his business and community...
Junior Achievement of Central Virginia Announces 2026 Greater Richmond Business Hall of Fame Honorees
By Kay Morgan
Community Involvement
Meet the leaders using business as a force for good at JACV's 2026 Greater Richmond Business Hall of...
JA’s Outcomes-Based Strategic Blueprint
Blog from JA USA
By Elizabeth Stepanek
Corporate Responsibility
At Junior Achievement, we believe every student deserves a future filled with choices and opportunities. That belief is the foundation of JA’s outcomes-based strategic blueprint; a clear, intentional approach to education that starts not with programs, but with the outcomes that matter most for students’ long-term...
JA Partnership Helps New Kent High School Earn National Financial Literacy Recognition
By Kay Morgan
Financial Literacy
A strong partnership between Junior Achievement of Central Virginia (JACV) and New Kent High School has helped students achieve one of the highest honors in financial literacy education...
Preparing Students for What’s Next: Key Insights from a Recent JA Alumni Survey
Blog from JA USA
By Elizabeth Stepanek
Corporate Responsibility
Our recent survey of Gen Z and Millennial JA alumni demonstrate and reflects the tangible ways JA is helping students prepare...
Education for What’s Next: Powering Economic Mobility
Blog from JA USA
By Elizabeth Stepanek
Corporate Responsibility
What’s next? It’s the question on everyone’s mind. Technologies we’ve never seen before are reshaping the world in ways we never imagined. Jobs people rely on today may not exist...
Junior Achievement of Central Virginia Announces Kelly Gee as CEO
By Kay Morgan
Corporate Responsibility
Kelly Gee, former Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia, has been named Chief Executive Officer of Junior Achievement of Central Virginia, marking a high-profile transition from senior state leadership to the nonprofit education...
Announcing the 2025 JA Student Ambassador Scholarship Winners!
By Kay Morgan
Work Readiness
Junior Achievement of Central Virginia (JACV) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 JA Student Ambassador Scholarship, made possible by M&T Bank.
The winners, representing Henrico and New Kent counties, will also share their inspiring stories at the 2026 JA Greater Richmond Hall of Fame – JACV’s annual fundraising gala at the Jefferson Hotel – where they will speak before hundreds of...
