Junior Achievement has Online Resources for Parents and Teachers

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 3, 2020

For More Information Contact:

Becki Arends

573-275-5477

barends@jastl.org

Junior Achievement has Online Resources for Parents and Teachers

Junior Achievement is providing free online resources to teachers and parents/guardians for Kindergarten through 12th grade students. Programs can be requested at www.jastl.org.

How you can help:

Share: the website link with teachers, parents, friends, and through social media. The more the word gets out about these resources, the better JA will be able to support those who can use them the most.

Give: Help JA during this time by sponsoring students at www.jastl.org/donate-now . JA is still reaching students at no cost to educators and parents.

Impact: Junior Achievement’s impact is lasting. In a recent study conducted by a team at Washington University, of those adults who were in Junior Achievement as students:

“We are blessed with a community of amazing individuals who are working together to support the education of our youth,” said Junior Achievement of Greater St. Louis President & CEO Lori Jacob. “We feel great about opening up our quality programs and activities for our educators and parents to utilize today.”

About Junior Achievement of Greater St. Louis - Junior Achievement of Greater St. Louis (JASTL) was founded in 1943. Encompassing 79 counties in Missouri, southern Illinois and Indiana, JASTL served more than 171,044 K-12 students in 856 schools during the 2018-19 school year. JA programs are offered in parochial, private, and public schools and education centers throughout the St. Louis Metropolitan region, with district operations in outlying areas. For more information, visit www.jastl.org