KPMG Receives Prestigious U.S. President's Volunteer Service Award From Junior Achievement

NEW YORK, Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- KPMG has received a U.S. President's Volunteer Service Award from Junior Achievement USA (JA), achieving 'Gold Level' status for providing over 15,000 hours of volunteer service globally for the 2013-2014 year. KPMG partners and professionals donate their time and energy to support JA programs that provide innovative, hands-on work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy education. KPMG has more than 50 Junior Achievement Board members nationwide.

KPMG has been a long-time supporter of JA. KPMG and JA recently introduced a redeveloped digital curriculum and accompanying technology for the JA Finance Park program, focused on increasing the financial literacy of middle and high school students, through a multi-year funding commitment from the KPMG Foundation.

"We are so honored to receive the President's Volunteer Service Award from Junior Achievement and this recognition exemplifies the selfless activities of our people who are devoted to serving youth in the communities in which we work and live," said Kathy Hopinkah Hannan, National Managing Partner of Diversity and Corporate Responsibility at KPMG. "Our relationship with JA continues to be an important part of KPMG's strategy to support education from early childhood through the post-graduate level in order to build the diverse talent pool needed for tomorrow's workforce."

"Junior Achievement volunteers help build communities by empowering the next generation's success; serving as mentors for young people and helping bring our programs to life," said Jack E. Kosakowski, president and chief executive officer of Junior Achievement USA. "JA's volunteers are critical to our organization's success and are a vital part of our mission. We are grateful for this opportunity to recognize their invaluable support."

President George W. Bush established the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation (the Council) in 2003 to recognize the valuable contributions volunteers make in communities and encourage more people to serve. The Council created the President's Volunteer Service Award program as a way to thank and honor Americans who, by their demonstrated commitment and example, inspire others to engage in volunteer service. In 2006, Junior Achievement became an official certifying organization for this award, which recognizes corporations with a U.S. presence that provide volunteers to teach JA programs anywhere in the world.

About KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm (www.kpmg.com/us), is the U.S. member firm of KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International"). KPMG International's member firms have 162,000 professionals, including more than 8,600 partners, in 155 countries.

About Junior Achievement USA^® (JA)
Junior Achievement is the world'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. 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 readiness and entrepreneurship. Today, JA reaches 4.5 million students per year in 115 markets across the United States, with an additional 5.7 million students served by operations in 120 other countries worldwide. Visit www.ja.org for more information.

Contact: Bridget C. Carroll
KPMG LLP
201-505-6501 
[email protected] 
On Twitter: @bridgetccarroll

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