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AIG and Junior Achievement Prepare Local Students for the Workplace
For Immediate Release June 26, 2015 For More Information, Contact: Jacqueline Dolly Brittany Bell JA…
Making Financial Education a Social Responsibility Priority at Companies
In a 2014 survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers, nearly one in four employees admitted that financial issues have been a distraction at work, and 39% had spent…
Keeping Educational Doors Open
This blog post was originally posted on CSRwire’s Talkback Series, “Human Rights: A Rainbow of Challenges” By Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. The United Nations Education,…
Reforming Government Systems and Policies That Could Mean the Difference Between Students’ Incarceration and Graduation
Dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) uses legal…
For Boys Town Family-Teaching Couple, Changing Children’s Lives Is the Ultimate Reward
Abby and Rob Fehr have always had a passion for teaching children. That’s why they earned their college degrees and became schoolteachers. But when they…
PwC Announces a $30 Million Extension to Earn Your Future
New York, April 6, 2015 /3BL Media/ – Today, as part of National Financial Capability Month, PwC US and the PwC Charitable Foundation Inc. announced a $30 million…
Junior Achievement of New York Announces New Funding for Third Quarter of the 2014-15 School Year
[NEW YORK, NY] – Junior Achievement of New York – the leading provider of “real world” education for K-12 students in NYC and Long Island,…
Junior Achievement / Allstate Survey Reveals Disconnect Between Teens’ and Parents’ Views on Paying for College and Other Personal Finance Topics
NEW YORK, NY— Junior Achievement USA® (JA) and The Allstate Foundation released startling findings from the 2015 Teens & Personal Finance Survey, which expanded to…
Mobile Finance Park Returns to Prepare Long Island Students for Real World Financial Realities
NEW YORK, NY – Capital One / Junior Achievement Mobile Finance Park is moving to Hauppauge, Suffolk County, Long Island for an eighth season cycle after…
National Nutrition Month: Addressing Nutrition-related Issues
March is National Nutrition Month, a national campaign that focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits.…
Project Scientist Girls Learn STEM: From Roller Coasters To Cable Jewelry
By Nichie Wilson, Events Manager On January 23, Time Warner Cable partnered with Project Scientist to teach more than 50 young girls about the science…
The Business Case for Private-Sector Engagement in Youth Mentoring
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 29 /CSRwire/ – EY and MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership (MENTOR) together released a report “Mentoring: at the crossroads of education, business and…