Junior Achievement of San Diego

Junior Achievement of San Diego in the News

Local News

• (4/12/2010) San Diego Business Journal:
  "High Achievement. Non-Profit: Junior Achievement Instills Financial Literacy, Job Readiness"
• Junior Achievement reaches out to half-million local students!
• Marti Emerald Hosts Junior Achievement City Government 101

"Marti understands the importance of mentoring young people and these lucky student-ambassadors really took it all in, asking questions in all the Council offices they visited."

• Happy 2nd Birthday JA BizTown!
• JA & Point Loma Nazarene University partner for JA Company Program Competition
• JA BizTown Renamed The McGrath Family JA BizTown
• Hall of Fame 2008

National

JA Worldwide:

• The Letter to the Editor from JA WW President in the New York Times about Financial Literacy

Kudos/Giving

• Junior Achievement awarded $25,000 MetLife Foundation Entrepreneurial Award

Junior Achievement of San Diego and Imperial Counties was awarded the $25,000 MetLife Foundation Entrepreneurial Award for the successful "I’m Thankful for My Teacher" campaign. The campaign was organized by Mission Federal Credit Union, Cox Communications, Channel 4 San Diego, along with Junior Achievement.