Junior Achievement of New York Receives New Funding for the First Half of its 2018-19 Fiscal Year

NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Junior Achievement of New York – the leading provider of real world education for K-12 students in New York City, Long Island and the Lower Hudson Valley – received over $540,000 in program support during the first two quarters of the 2018-19 fiscal year, starting July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2019.

"Junior Achievement has a long history of bringing vital human resources and enriching curricula content and experiences to our school partners to help young people develop the skills and confidence required for success in school and in life," said Joseph Peri, President and CEO of JA New York.

Thanks to the generosity of the funders and grantors listed below, JA New York will continue to offer financial literacy, entrepreneurship and work readiness programs to more than 300 New York City, Long Island and Lower Hudson Valley schools. JA New York thanks them for investing in the achievement of future business and community professionals:

• Allegis Group Foundation
• Allianz Global Investors
• Atlas Air
• Bank OZK
• Capital One Bank
• Citizens Bank
• Cornerstone Research
• CTBC
• Delta Air Lines, Inc.
• Edelman
• EY
• Fahrenheit 212
• FedEx
• Goldman Sachs
• HSBC
• Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (USA) NA
• M&T Charitable Foundation
• Manuel H. Barron
• Maspeth Town Hall Community Center
• MUFG
• Nyack Public Schools
• NYC Civic Corps
• PayPal
• PepsiCo
• Pitney Bowes
• Preferred Bank
• PSEG
• Ridgewood Savings Bank
• Robert Half International Inc.
• Salesforce
• Santander Bank
• Staten Island Foundation
• Sterling National Bank
• Stop & Stor
• The Hartford Financial
• U.S. Bank
• Valley National Bank
• Voya Financial, Inc.
• Webster Bank
• Westchester County Youth Bureau

ABOUT JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NEW YORK
Junior Achievement of New York is the local affiliate of Junior Achievement USA, the nation's largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. We recruit, train, and mobilize more than 7,200 corporate and community volunteers to provide relevant, hands-on experiences that give students knowledge and skills in financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship. Today, JA New York delivers more than 90,000 student experiences per year to more than 300 NYC, Long Island and Lower Hudson Valley public schools. Visit www.jany.org for more information.

CONTACT:
Stephanie Zlotnick
Phone: 212-907-0046
Email: [email protected]

SOURCE Junior Achievement of New York

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