We are so excited to have you as a Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore volunteer!
Volunteers are what bring our programs to life!
The JA Team is here to help you throughout the entire process and answer any questions. Please use this site as a resource for all things volunteer!
Check out our programs and get a peak at what your volunteer day has to offer!
JA BizTown
5th-6th grade students become business leaders, consumers, and employees for a day. After completing 12 in-school lessons of JA curriculum, students work in 1 of 18 storefronts such as banking, insurance, healthcare, etc., learning what it takes to run a successful business, manage personnel and business finances, and work as a team.
JA Finance Park
7th grade students learn about personal finance and career exploration. After completing 12 in-school lessons of JA curriculum, students participate in the simulation where they receive a “life scenario” including a family, job, and income. Students then budget for 18 line items such as healthcare, childcare, insurance, and more. Students will identify personal interests, skills, work preferences and values that will help them identify future, real life career interests.
JA Finance Park Advanced
High school students learn about personal finance and career exploration. After completing 8 in-school lessons of JA curriculum, students participate in the simulation where they select a “life scenario” including a family, job, and income. Students then budget for 18 line items such as healthcare, childcare, insurance, and more. Students will identify personal interests, skills, work preferences and values that will help them identify future, real life career interests.
JA Inspire
8th grade students will participate in a two-day event that will provide them with career exploration booths giving them an insider's perspective of what it’s like to work in a specific industry. Students have been given a curriculum beforehand and their goal is to interact with the career clusters and employers that they are interested in.
Your JAES Center contacts:
Rachel Schweitzer- rachel.schweitzer@ja.org
Samantha Kreiter samantha.kreiter@ja.org
Chelsea Katzaman- chelsea.katzaman@ja.org