ManpowerGroup Commits $200,000 and Employee Volunteer Hours to Support Junior Achievement’s Work-Readiness and Financial Literacy Youth Programs Through 2016
Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas Receives ManpowerGroup Grant and Local Volunteer Support for JA Finance Park and JA BizTown Programs.
Charlotte, NC, June 04, 2014 --(PR.com)-- ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN), the world leader in innovative workforce solutions, has committed $200,000 and countless employee volunteer hours to support Junior Achievement’s (JA) work-readiness and financial literacy youth programs through 2016 in selected JA areas across the United States. As part of this commitment, Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas received a grant and volunteer support from local ManpowerGroup employees to support JA BizTown® and JA Finance Park® programs.
Through JA BizTown and JA Finance Park, Junior Achievement offers life-changing programs teaching business and financial skills to elementary and middle school students. After receiving in-class instruction focusing on age-appropriate budgeting and personal finance skills, students visit JA Finance Park or JA BizTown, where they run a miniature city and make decisions based on fictional life scenarios with jobs and families.
“ManpowerGroup and Junior Achievement are strongly aligned in the commitment to make a difference in the lives of young people, helping them to become work-ready by developing fundamental skills necessary in today’s job market,” said Jonas Prising, ManpowerGroup president and former Junior Achievement USA chairman. “What’s more, ManpowerGroup employees across the U.S. enthusiastically volunteer their time and expertise to participate in these wonderful JA programs.”
Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas currently reaches 33,842 K-12 students annually, including 9,222 at JA BizTown and JA Finance Park.
“JA is grateful for the support from ManpowerGroup in the Charlotte Metro area,” said president of Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas, Sarah Cherne.
About Junior Achievement
Since 1958, Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas (JACC) has served more than 500,000 students in both North and South Carolina. Through classroom and afterschool experiential, hands-on programs, students learn about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy; empowering them to own their future economic success. JACC, with offices in Charlotte, NC; Rock Hill, SC; Asheville, NC; and Wilmington, NC, serves 39 counties in North Carolina and three bordering counties in South Carolina. During the 2010 – 2011 school year, JACC served more than 42,000 students. Visit www.jacarolinas.org for more information.
About ManpowerGroup
ManpowerGroup™ (NYSE: MAN) is the world leader in innovative workforce solutions that ensure the talent sustainability of the world’s workforce for the good of companies, communities, countries, and individuals themselves. Specializing in solutions that help organizations achieve business agility and workforce flexibility, ManpowerGroup leverages its 65 years of world of work expertise to create the work models, design the people practices and access the talent sources its clients need for the future. From staffing, recruitment, workforce consulting, outsourcing and career management to assessment, training and development, ManpowerGroup delivers the talent to drive the innovation and productivity of organizations in a world where talentism is the dominant economic system. Every day, ManpowerGroup connects more than 630,000 people to work and builds their experience and employability through its relationships with 400,000 clients across 80 countries and territories. ManpowerGroup’s suite of solutions is offered through ManpowerGroup™ Solutions, Manpower®, Experis™ and Right Management®. ManpowerGroup was named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the third consecutive year in 2013, confirming our position as the most trusted brand in the industry. See how ManpowerGroup makes powering the world of work humanly possible at www.manpowergroup.com. Follow ManpowerGroup Chairman and CEO Jeff Joerres on Twitter: Twitter.com/manpowergroupjj
Through JA BizTown and JA Finance Park, Junior Achievement offers life-changing programs teaching business and financial skills to elementary and middle school students. After receiving in-class instruction focusing on age-appropriate budgeting and personal finance skills, students visit JA Finance Park or JA BizTown, where they run a miniature city and make decisions based on fictional life scenarios with jobs and families.
“ManpowerGroup and Junior Achievement are strongly aligned in the commitment to make a difference in the lives of young people, helping them to become work-ready by developing fundamental skills necessary in today’s job market,” said Jonas Prising, ManpowerGroup president and former Junior Achievement USA chairman. “What’s more, ManpowerGroup employees across the U.S. enthusiastically volunteer their time and expertise to participate in these wonderful JA programs.”
Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas currently reaches 33,842 K-12 students annually, including 9,222 at JA BizTown and JA Finance Park.
“JA is grateful for the support from ManpowerGroup in the Charlotte Metro area,” said president of Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas, Sarah Cherne.
About Junior Achievement
Since 1958, Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas (JACC) has served more than 500,000 students in both North and South Carolina. Through classroom and afterschool experiential, hands-on programs, students learn about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy; empowering them to own their future economic success. JACC, with offices in Charlotte, NC; Rock Hill, SC; Asheville, NC; and Wilmington, NC, serves 39 counties in North Carolina and three bordering counties in South Carolina. During the 2010 – 2011 school year, JACC served more than 42,000 students. Visit www.jacarolinas.org for more information.
About ManpowerGroup
ManpowerGroup™ (NYSE: MAN) is the world leader in innovative workforce solutions that ensure the talent sustainability of the world’s workforce for the good of companies, communities, countries, and individuals themselves. Specializing in solutions that help organizations achieve business agility and workforce flexibility, ManpowerGroup leverages its 65 years of world of work expertise to create the work models, design the people practices and access the talent sources its clients need for the future. From staffing, recruitment, workforce consulting, outsourcing and career management to assessment, training and development, ManpowerGroup delivers the talent to drive the innovation and productivity of organizations in a world where talentism is the dominant economic system. Every day, ManpowerGroup connects more than 630,000 people to work and builds their experience and employability through its relationships with 400,000 clients across 80 countries and territories. ManpowerGroup’s suite of solutions is offered through ManpowerGroup™ Solutions, Manpower®, Experis™ and Right Management®. ManpowerGroup was named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the third consecutive year in 2013, confirming our position as the most trusted brand in the industry. See how ManpowerGroup makes powering the world of work humanly possible at www.manpowergroup.com. Follow ManpowerGroup Chairman and CEO Jeff Joerres on Twitter: Twitter.com/manpowergroupjj
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Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas
Robert Buhler
919-233-6600
Robert Buhler
919-233-6600
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