Our Impact
Get Started With JA
Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas provides several ways that you can get involved whether you're someone looking to volunteer, part of a district or school looking for educational materials, or part of a business looking to help us expand the reach of our mission.
Educators
Junior Achievement provides activities, guides, thought leadership and lots of additional resources to support learning.
Volunteers
In-person or Virtual you can Volunteer with Junior Achievement and make a profound difference in the youth of our community.
Impact Partners
Junior Achievement partners with corporations and individuals to fund the programs that are delivered to our local students.
Empowerment Through Education
Imagine a generation of students empowered with the competencies and confidence to create their desired future. JA learning experiences go beyond the classroom to inspire future entrepreneurs, foster financial literacy and provide a foundation for career success.
JA Company Program
JA Company Program is one of the world’s largest entrepreneurship education programs geared towards high school students. The program, which has been running for over 100 years, takes students through the process of starting a business from ideation to liquidation. Forbes ranks the JA Company Program as one of the five leading global programs supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs. Providing entrepreneurship education prepares students for success in a global economy and teaches skills to increase employability.
JA BizTown
JA BizTown is an elementary program that begins with in-class learning and culminates with a day-long visit to a fully interactive, simulated town where students operate the economy of a small city. Each student takes on a role such as CEO, CFO, Marketing Director, Sales Manager and others in order to run their businesses, receive paychecks, make bank transactions and shop. They consider saving/spending choices, risk management & insurance strategies, and make personal, career and business-related decisions.
3DE by JA
3DE by JA is a high school program made possible through a unique partnership between the national 3DE team, Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas, and regional businesses and professionals. This immersive experience helps students develop competencies and strengthen core academic skills through a guided exploration of authentic, real-world business case challenges. The 3DE model gives students repeated, relevant opportunities to apply their knowledge and solve problems.
JA Finance Park
JA Finance Park is a middle school program that begins with in-class learning and culminates with a day-long visit to a realistic on-site simulation community where students are assigned a random life experience. Each student takes on a specific career, education, family size, credit score and student debt. They create and manage a monthly budget and are faced with making important financial decisions related to income, expenses, savings and credit through various life stages.
JA of Southeast Texas Spotlight
3DE by Junior Achievement
3DE re-engineers high school education to be more relevant, experiential, and authentically connected to the complexities of the real world to more fully prepare today's students for the demands of tomorrow's economy. Discover how Houston ISD and Junior Achievement have partnered to transform the learning experience through methods proven to increase student engagement, accelerate academic outcomes and expand opportunity.
3DE by Junior Achievement
2025 JA Trivia Bowl presented by Emerson
Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas invites you to host your JA "Read All About It" Trivia Bowl presented by Emerson in 2025!
2025 JA Trivia Bowl presented by Emerson
2026 Marc Vandermeer Golf Classic presented by WESCO | S&H Manufacturing
Junior Achievement and Marc Vandermeer, The Voice of the Houston Texans, join forces to promote economic education through local businesses in the Bay Area.
2026 Marc Vandermeer Golf Classic presented by WESCO | S&H Manufacturing
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