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- 2026 Destination Career: Ashland, featuring JA Inspire
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- Stark Tank High School Edition: Conceptual NIGHT 1
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Past Events
- #GivingTuesday
- 2021 Entrepreneurship Challenge & Expo
- 2022 Adult Egg Scramble
- 2022 JA Entrepreneurship Challenge & Expo
- 2022 JA Golf Classic @ Shady Hollow Country Club
- 2022 JA Golf Classic @ Shelby Crossing Golf Course
- 2022 JA Golf Classic @ Silver Lake Country Club
- 2022 JA Virtual Inspire
- 2023 JA Entrepreneurship Challenge & Expo
- 2023 JA Golf Classic @ Deer Ridge Golf Course
- 2023 JA Golf Classic @ Shady Hollow Country Club
- 2023 JA Golf Classic @ Silver Lake Country Club
- 2023 JA Inspire to Hire, Canton
- 2023 JA Inspire to Hire, Mansfield
- 2023 JA Inspire to Hire, Wooster
- 2024 Bowl-A-Thon
- 2024 JA Entrepreneurship Challenge & Expo
- 2024 JA Golf Classic @ Deer Ridge Golf Course
- 2024 JA Golf Classic @ Silver Lake Country Club
- 2024 JA Inspire, Canton
- 2024 JA Inspire, Mansfield
- 2024 JA Inspire: Wooster
- 2025 Destination Career: Ashland, featuring JA Inspire
- 2025 JA Entrepreneurship Challenge & Expo
- 2025 JA Golf Classic @ Deer Ridge Golf Course
- 2025 JA Golf Classic @ Shady Hollow Country Club
- 2025 JA Inspire: Canton
- 2025 JA Inspire: Mansfield
- 2025 JA Inspire: Wooster
- 2026 JA Inspire: Mansfield
- 22-23 JA Inspire Virtual
- A Community Thrives
- A Community Thrives 2021
- A Community Thrives 2022
- Battle of the Bags
- Career Quest presented by Knox County OhioMeansJobs, featuring JA Inspire
- Community Bowl-A-Thon-February
- Community Bowl-A-Thon-March
- Financial Industry Bowl-A-Thon
- Golf Classic at Raintree
- Golf Classic at Shady Hollow
- Holiday Trivia Challenge, Pt 1
- Holiday Trivia Challenge, Pt 2
- JA Career Readiness Conference
- JA Company Program Start Up Conference
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- JA Golf Classic @ Raintree Golf Course
- JA Golf Classic @ Shady Hollow Country Club
- JA Golf Classic @ Shelby Crossing Golf Course
- JA Job Shadow at Aultman Hospital
- JA Job Shadow at Avita Health System
- JA Job Shadow at Charles River Laboratories
- JA Job Shadow at Schaeffler & the Seaman Corporation
- JA Job Shadow at Will-Burt & Ventrac
- JA Virtual Inspire
- JANCO Entrepreneurship Challenge & Expo
- KPMG & JA: Cryptocurrency
- MTD Bowl-A-Thon
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- Stark Tank High School Edition: Conceptual Teams NIGHT 1
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- 2016 Teens and Personal Finance Survey
- 2017 JA Youth and Financial Literacy Survey
- 2017 Teens and Career Survey
- 2018 JA Teens and Retirement
- 2018 Teens and Careers
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- 2018 Teens and Personal Finance
- 2021-2022 Alumni Survey Report
- 2025 JA Alumni Report
- A Generation Deferred? Gen Z and Economic Milestones
Blogs
- JA’s Outcomes-Based Strategic Blueprint
- Preparing Students for What’s Next: Key Insights from a Recent JA Alumni Survey
- Education for What’s Next: Powering Economic Mobility
- The ROI of Investing in Youth: Why Economic Mobility is a Community Imperative
- Gen Z's Career Confidence vs. Future Challenges: What Today’s Teens Really Think About Work, AI, and Education
- Students Are Asking: “Why Are We Learning This?”— And That’s a Good Thing
- Back to School: Are Teens Being Left Behind on AI?
- Unlocking the Power of Experiential Learning: Preparing Students for the Future of Work
- JA Workforce with State Farm
- 2025 Future Bound by Junior Achievement
- Top 5 Skills Every Young Entrepreneur Should Build Now
- Building a Strong Financial Foundation: Equipping Teens for a Brighter Tomorrow
- Teens Want Financial Literacy Education, But Many Schools Don’t Offer It
- Reawakening the American Dream: Homeownership for Generation Z
- Stark High School JA teams take first and third in national competition
- Grad Nation: If Not College, Then What?
- Summer Jobs = Career Readiness
- Unlocking Opportunities: Preparing Teens for an AI Future
- From Literacy to Action: Empowering Teens for Financial Wellness
- Because of JA...The Impact of Junior Achievement on Fis Life
- Stemming the STEM Decline
- A Generation Deferred?
- Unleashing Creativity and Entrepreneurship
- Dream Jobs vs. Fulfilling Jobs
- Help Young Entrepreneurs Shoot for Success
- Because of JA
- The Power of Volunteerism
- Unwrapping the Gift Of Possibility
- Crafting a Comprehensive Business Plan
- Navigating a "Blue Christmas"
- Take Off with Junior Achievement and JA Launch Lesson
- Empowering the Future: Junior Achievement and Financial Planning
- Empowering Tomorrows Female Business Leaders
- Empowering Middle Schoolers: Junior Achievement and the Solution to Financial Literacy
- Building a Bright Future
- Revolutionizing Resumes
- Harnessing the Power of Generational Diversity
- We're Hiring!
- Empowering the Future
- The Rising Trend of Teens Using AI for Schoolwork
- Reflections from 2023 Junior Achievement Competition Finalists
- JA National Student Leadership Summit 2023
- President's Note - June 2023
- New Research Shows Teens are Re-Thinking the Future of Work
- Stark High School Entrepreneurs Take Center Stage at 2023 JA Expo
- President's Note - March 2023
- JA My Story | Zach Fleming
- JA Worldwide Nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
- Be A Game Changer
- The JA EFFECT Widening Horizons
- From indoor gardens to eco-friendly scent solutions
- Why JA? And Why Now? Financial Literacy as a Foundation for a Better Life
- Community Spotlight Podcast: Holly Dawson & Bethany Rachel
- President's Note - November 2022
- Uncle Marv's Podcast: My Junior Achievement Story
- Why JA? And Why Now? A Response to a Changing Work and Career Landscape
- The Gift that Keeps Giving
- President's Note - Fall 2022
- 2022 Back-to-School Survey: One-Third of Teens Say Rising Cost of School Supplies a Concern
- JA National Student Leadership Summit 2022
- Local Teen Entrepreneurs named national "JA Company of the Year"
- New Look, Same Promise to Students
- Community Spotlight Podcast: Joshua Lehman from Junior Achievement
- North Canton Hoover High School JA team finlit named National "JA Company of the Year"
- COVID-19 Stimulus Package & CARES Act
- COVID-19: JA of North Central Ohio Update
Press Releases
- Class of 2020 Survey: Half of Graduating Seniors Change Plans for After High School Due to COVID-19
- Junior Achievement USA and the Association of Latino Professionals For America Join Forces to Prepare Youth for Career Success
- Junior Achievement and PMI Educational Foundation Pilot New Online Project Management Training Module for Teens
- ABA Foundation and Junior Achievement Announce Partnership to Empower America's Youth With Money Skills
- Mark Cuban and Brian Hamilton to Headline Junior Achievement's "Why Entrepreneurship Now: A Virtual Event for America's Teens" on May 27
- 69 Percent of Teens Support Debt-Free College; Drops to 33 Percent if it Means Higher Taxes
- Junior Achievement Launches Re-Imagined JA It's My Future® with the Support of Emerson
- Junior Achievement to Ring In its Centennial by Ringing the NYSE Closing Bell on March 12, 2019
- Junior Achievement Receives 38.8 Million Dollar Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
- "Money Without Borders Survey: Only 27% of Teens Think National Governments Have Most Influence on Global Economy
- Junior Achievement Operations Win International Awards for Innovation
- More than A Third of Teens Don't Believe they will be Financially Independent from Parents by Age 30
- Junior Achievement and Discover Launch JA Finance Park Virtual® to Help Teens Better Understand Financial Concepts
- Back-to-School Survey: Two-Thirds of Teens Concerned About Attending School In-Person this Fall
- The Hartford and Junior Achievement USA Team up for JA MyBiz Builder to Teach Entrepreneurial Concepts to Teens
- National Entrepreneurship Month Research Shows 41 Percent of Teens would Consider Starting a Business as Career Option
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 49 ORGANIZATIONS WITH U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
- Junior Achievement Receives Nearly $2 Million Department of Labor Grant to Prepare Young Adults for the Workforce
- Two-thirds of America's Teens are Concerned About the Financial Impact of COVID-19
- New Retire4Real Online Game Will Help Teens Understand the Importance of Investing for Retirement
- New Online Game to Help Teens Explore Careers in Project Management
- ATLANTA-AREA TEENS LEARN HOW TO BE WORKFORCE-READY AT AT&T ASPIRE MENTORING ACADEMY
- Junior Achievement USA to Launch Updated Brand
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 44 ORGANIZATIONS WITH U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
- The Hartford Commits $16 Million To Support Small Business Success
- Junior Achievement Named "Organization of the Year" by the Institute for Financial Literacy
- Survey: The "New Normal" Hasn't Dampened Teens' Interest in Becoming Entrepreneurs
- Fire safety company created by Jackson Township students wins national award
- Young teen entrepreneurs shine in national spotlight
- Wayne County Community Foundation awards JANCO $10,000 to expand student impact
- Stark High School JA teams take first and third in national competition
- JA Inspire event expands career horizons for Ashland County students
- Akron Community Foundation awards $4.4 million in grants
- Five Questions with Molly Wobbecke Shaw
- Coshocton HS connects students to business community with entrepreneur club
- Knox County Foundation awards record-breaking $718K in grants
- Inspire-ing Students with Career Exploration
- Fatal Jackson Twp. fire sparks inspiration for JA Company
- JA Inspire to sweep Wooster again!
- JA Inspire is taking Mansfield by storm!
- Furthering Impact in Crawford County
- JANCO receives Ashland County Community Foundation grant to continue local student impact
- New Look - Same Space & Mission
- Connections Fund of Richland County Foundation Awards Grant
- Greater Akron Chamber Announces 30 for the Future Recipients for 2023
- JANCO's President Chosen for 2023 Smart Women Awards
- Voices for Change: Teens Rethinking Work
- Local Students Awarded 2023 JA Scholarships
- ACF awards nearly $4 million in quarterly grants
- Junior Achievement fair shows students career pathways available in Ohio
- JA Inspire to Hire Event Helps Students With Choosing Career Paths
- JA Inspire to Hire event brings job opportunities to 700 local students
- Education Roundup: JA's Inspire to Hire educates students on careers
- JA expands Inspire Program
- Four Stark Co. Nonprofits Receive Gannett's A Community Thrives Grants
- Local partnership supports financial literacy for the next generation
- NCO received largest one-time gift in organizations history from Philanthropist Mackenzie Scott
- Local nonprofits seek help to earn grants from Gannett Foundation
- JA of the Heartlands Dougal Nelson receives national award
- Teen Entrepreneurs from Hoover High School Named National "JA Company of the Year"
- JA Mission Plays Out in Student Achievements
- JA of NCO receives the 2022 Worthy Works award
- $14M of State Funding set aside for Community Projects in Stark & Summit Counties
- GAR Foundation awards more than $2.25 million to local nonprofits
- Class of 2022 Awarded JA Scholarships
- Hudson High School Students Participates in the 2022 JA Titan® National Virtual Competition
- Students with High School Companies Prepare for JA Expo
- State Farm® Honored by JA with a US President's Volunteer Service Award
- Junior Achievement and Peoples Bank deliver financial literacy program
- Student Entrepreneurs Shine at JA Entrepreneurship Challenge & Expo
- High School Companies Prepare for Competition
- Black Friday Survey: More than a Third of Teens Plan to Hit the Malls this Holiday Shopping Season
- Teens Think Economics Education is Important, but Struggle with Basic Economic Concepts
- Junior Achievement and EY to Bring Thousands of Entrepreneurs into Classrooms during National Entrepreneurship Month in November
- Junior Achievement and PwC Launch Online Resource to Help Teens Better Understand the Costs of College and Other Options after High School