Tag: Junior Achievement of New Jersey
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Provident Bank Foundation supports Junior Achievement of New Jersey’s mission of supporting teachers
At a time when school district budgets are strained as a result of the pandemic, and teachers need support, Junior Achievement of New Jersey (JANJ) remains committed to helping teachers empower students through financial literacy education through professional development workshops. Thanks to an ongoing business-education partnership with organizations such as The Provident Bank Foundation (PBF),…
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Junior Achievement of New Jersey receives grant to support STEM initiative
Junior Achievement of New Jersey (JANJ) received a grant for $25,000 from Bayer Fund, a philanthropic arm of Bayer, which will be used to inspire New Jersey’s students for careers in STEM through the JA Crack the Code hands-on learning experience, comprised of a series of free virtual coding and STEM workshops. The grant will aid…
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Junior Achievement of New Jersey will celebrate centennial with a variety of programs
Junior Achievement of New Jersey (JANJ) will celebrate its centennial with a variety of programs, events and campaigns over the next two years. In New Jersey, the organization has been empowering K-12 youth for success through career readiness, financial empowerment, and entrepreneurship programming in partnership with the education and business communities through the power of…
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Local Allstate owners secure $6K grant for JANJ
EDISON — Six local Allstate Agency owners, two from Middlesex County, volunteered their time in their communities to secure a $6,000 Allstate Foundation grant for Junior Achievement of New Jersey (JANJ). The owners — Yvette Irving of Franklin Lakes, Pratibha Katariya of Edison, Shelby Mobley of Cedar Grove, Susan Redlich of North Brunswick, Daniel Tichio of…
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NRG vice president/CFO named JANJ state board of director
Junior Achievement of New Jersey (JANJ) announced that Kirkland Andrews, executive vice president and chief financial officer of NRG Energy, Inc., has been elected to its state Board of Directors. The nearly 100-year-old non-profit, which is headquartered in Raritan Center in Edison, is a free educational resource dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and…
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Junior Achievement of New Jersey receives $50,000 grant
EDISON — Junior Achievement of New Jersey received a $50,000 Signature Grant from the Provident Bank Foundation in support of Junior Achievement’s High School initiative, a no-cost educational solution that meets state academic standards for both elementary and high school students from predominantly under-served communities including those in Middlesex County. The goal of the grant…