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Local Volunteers Teach Junior Achievement Program to Students at Thomas Hooker School in Bridgeport
Prudential volunteers taught JA's economic empowerment programs to students K-8.
Junior Achievement and twenty six business volunteers from Prudential Annuities and Prudential Financial in Shelton along with Mr. René Deida, Prudential's director of corporate and community engagement in NJ shared their time and knowledge to teach important financial concepts to 368 students at Thomas Hooker School in Bridgeport on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016. Funding for the program was provided by The Prudential Foundation.
Volunteers taught students, grades K-8, Junior Achievement's economic empowerment programs that included age-appropriate interactive activities focused on personal finance, college/career readiness and entrepreneurship.
According to Bernadine Venditto, president of Junior Achievement of Western CT, “As role models, Prudential employee volunteers help young people connect the relevance of their classroom learning to their future success and the importance of staying in school. They are letting students know they care, inspiring students to dream big and reach their potential all while developing competitive skills and confidence to succeed in a 21st century global marketplace.”
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Junior Achievement facilitates community-school programs where trained local business people volunteer their time in schools to teach students about a variety of topics including career and work readiness and financial literacy.
About Junior Achievement of Western Connecticut
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Junior Achievement is the world’s largest organization dedicated to empower young people with the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. JA programs are delivered by corporate and community volunteers, and provide relevant, hands-on experiences that give students from kindergarten through high school knowledge and skills in financial literacy, work and career readiness and entrepreneurship. For more information about JAWCT or to volunteer, please visit www.jawct.org or call 203.382.0180.
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