Junior Achievement
of New Jersey
(JANJ) is a non-profit organization that connects volunteers with
students in grades K—12. Through a dedicated volunteer network,
JA provides in-school and after-school programs for students throughout
the Garden State. JA offers work readiness programs that focus
on seven key content areas: business, citizenship, economics,
entrepreneurship, ethics/character, financial literacy, and career
development. Today JA Worldwide® reaches over 9.7 million
students worldwide in over 120 countries.
This year, Junior Achievement
of New Jersey (JANJ), a member of JA Worldwide®, will reach
more than 33,000 students in the Garden State. Since the
merger in 2002 of the four Junior Achievement entities in New
Jersey, JANJ now operates as a statewide 501(c) 3 organization
with a governing State Board of Directors and three District Boards
that help support both fundraising and program efforts in the
southern, central, and northern parts of New Jersey.