Junior Achievement (JA) of West Kentucky recently received the Five Star Award for the 14th time in 15 years. The award is the highest honor from JA USA, and recognizes their effectiveness and impact on the students in their community.
JA of West Kentucky now serves more than 23,000 students annually throughout Owensboro and the West Kentucky area. The award was presented in July at JA USA’s National Leadership Conference in Fort Worth, Texas.
“JA of West Kentucky, as a repeat Five Star Winner, represents the best Junior Achievement has to offer,” said Jack E. Kosakowski, president and CEO of Junior Achievement USA. “They set the standard by which Junior Achievement’s success is measured at the local level. Their commitment and dedication to young people is reflected in their achieving this honor.”
As an organization, Junior Achievement understands that its effectiveness depends on how well JA Areas deliver the organization’s financial literacy, work-readiness, and entrepreneurship programs in local communities.
“We are thrilled to receive the Five Star Award,” said Dan Douglas, president of JA of West Kentucky. “We thank our hundreds of classroom volunteers and corporate partners who joined with our board of directors, county action boards, and staff to empower our area young people to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices.”
Junior Achievement, through a dedicated volunteer network, provides educational programs for kids in grades K-12 that focus on business, citizenship, economics, entrepreneurship, ethics/character, financial literacy and career development.
During the 2021-2022 school year, JA of West Kentucky served 1,029 classrooms region-wide, efficiently reaching 23,675 students, with one of the lowest operating costs per student served in the nation.
If you would like to become involved with JA, call the local JA office at 270-684-7291, email [email protected], or visit their website westky.ja.org.
