Junior Achievement of the Bluegrass, Inc.

Specialties

Our mission is to educate and inspire young people to value business, economic and free enterprise, to improve the quality of their lives and help them become workforce ready.

History

Established in 1963.

Junior Achievement of the Bluegrass has been serving Central Kentucky since 1963. During the 2012 – 2013 school year, we reached 18,121 students in Fayette and 12 surrounding counties.

JA of the Bluegrass has worked with over 18,000 students in Central Kentucky this year. Worldwide JA reaches 10.2 million students in 379,968 classrooms and afterschool locations each year. JA programs are taught by volunteers in inner cities, suburbs, and rural areas throughout the United States of America and in 122 countries around the world. The business/​education partnerships of JA are greatly enhanced by the volunteers who are willing to invest their time and resources on its behalf.