Opportunity Details

Economics for Success at SAIT

Volunteer with Junior Achievement and inspire Grade 8 and 9 students to make informed financial decisions, prepare for the workforce and start thinking about their future by delivering the Economics for Success program.

What Economics for Success?
Economics for Success encourages students to consider the advantages of staying in school, and learn what’s needed to succeed in today’s workforce. Students will identify the financial costs of independence, develop employability skills and explore possible post-secondary destinations.
We are looking for volunteers with all educational and professional backgrounds who have practical experience to share with students and facilitate the program.

Volunteer Responsibilities
• Work with a volunteer partner to facilitate the Economics for Success program
• Bring practical and personal business expertise to the students
• Help students develop confidence, leadership and critical thinking skills

Time Commitment
• Program and Classroom Management Training (90 minutes)
• One full day on SAIT campus (8:00 am – 2:30 pm, breakfast and lunch included)
• Volunteers are responsible for their own transportation

Sign up Today!

We are looking for volunteers on the following days:
• May 2, 2017
• May 9, 2017
• May 10, 2017
• May 11, 2017
For more information, or to volunteer, contact programs@jasouthalberta.org

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Opportunity Details

BFFW is designed for minority students in high school and college (ages 14-25). We have developed and implemented specialized programs to meet the needs of individual profiles and provide services in such a manner that social or economic factors do not limit an individual's access to program participation. “Building Financial Freedom & Wealth” is a program designed to provide minority students ages 14-25 with the knowledge to make informed spending and investment decisions to build wealth while maintaining good financial health. The program duration is 3 months which is compiled of 4 components, 12 – 60 minute lessons.

We are looking for volunteers to speak, help with the operations of the program to ensure a smooth program, and/or teach.

Opportunity Details

We Are Looking for Companies, Higher Education, and Organizations to Join our YouthDoors Network! YOUTHDOORS - Delivering Opportunity and Outcomes Resources for Students YouthDoors provides collaboration to open doors for disadvantaged youth to expand learning outside the classroom through teaching, mentoring, and networking opportunities with professionals in education, business, and the Boston area community. Your company/organization provides employees/volunteers that share their skillsets with at-risk Boston youth to open doors of opportunities that fit your time and interest to youth needs. Our vision is One Boston with all aspects of the community collaborating to maximize opportunities and positive outcomes for Boston youth.

Benefits for adults:
- Ability to connect with youth in a meaningful way
- Making a positive difference in the life of a youth
- Improving your professional and social skills
- Contributing to stronger communities by connecting directly and sharing your personal strengths
- Increasing your patience and your supervisory skills

Benefits for youth:
- Increased likelihood of academic success
- Promotion of healthier relationships & lifestyle choices
- Increased educational aspirations
- Enhanced self-esteem and self-confidence
- Stronger interpersonal skills
- Opportunities increasing possible future successes
- Opportunity for a life changing experience

Benefits for companies:
- A fun, safe, and flexible way for civic engagement
- Customizable to your resources and level of commitment
- Single entry point for Boston area civic engagement
- Collaboration logistics are managed by Community Call
- Commitment is scalable with growth or can be scaled back if resources are limited.
- Receive public recognition through social media, the Community Call website, and possibly through press releases and media coverage.

Find out more information on our website at http://www.communitycall.org/youthdoors.html or by writing us at youthdoors@communitycall.org

Opportunity Details

At Capital One/ Junior Achievement Finance Park each student becomes “an adult for the day” in an electronic simulation. The students are assigned a life scenario so they can experience firsthand the real-life challenges of making personal budgeting decisions. After calculating their net monthly income and savings goals, students visit kiosks that represent different budget categories such housing, health insurance, groceries, and utilities. Anyone with real world monthly budgeting experience can become a volunteer. JA Finance Park Volunteers play a key role by helping the students understand the concepts of personal financial planning and career exploration. Volunteers provide guidance and assistance while monitoring and verifying students’ work.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

At Capital One/ Junior Achievement Finance Park each student becomes “an adult for the day” in an electronic simulation. The students are assigned a life scenario so they can experience firsthand the real-life challenges of making personal budgeting decisions. After calculating their net monthly income and savings goals, students visit kiosks that represent different budget categories such housing, health insurance, groceries, and utilities. Anyone with real world monthly budgeting experience can become a volunteer. JA Finance Park Volunteers play a key role by helping the students understand the concepts of personal financial planning and career exploration. Volunteers provide guidance and assistance while monitoring and verifying students’ work.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

As a JA Classroom Volunteer, you will have an opportunity to make a difference in a local classroom. You will lead hands-on activities that are already prepared for you and provided by JA in one classroom in grades K-12 of your choice.

JA Volunteer activities are offered in different ways... Traditional- which is once a week for 30-45 minutes for 5 to 13 weeks depending on the grade level and program selected. JA in a Day- where all the program activities are presented in one day.

Junior Achievement will provide all volunteers with a one to two hour training session, video training links, along with all of the materials and support needed to have a successful volunteer experience.

The teacher will be in the classroom with the volunteers the whole time and be able to help and provide valuable input on working with the students.

Why Volunteer for JA? Junior Achievement is the longest-established, largest, and fastest-growing non-profit economic education organization in the world, reaching over 10 million elementary, middle and high school students in the U.S. and 114 countries. Our purpose is to educate and inspire young people to succeed in a global economy. We do this by:
1) Helping young people use information, apply basic skills, think critically, and solve complex problems
2) Bringing volunteers from the community face to face with students for the simplest of human interaction – sharing, and serving as role models and links to the community
3) Correlating the JA programs to the state teaching frameworks, MCAS testing standards, and the Common Core.

Longitudinal studies have indicated that:
a. In longitudinal studies, JA students were significantly more likely than their peers to believe that they would graduate from high school, pursue post-secondary education, and graduate from college.
b. Students who participate in JA programs develop skills necessary for future success
c. Seven out of 10 agree or strongly agree that participation in JA improves students' decision-making skills.
d. More than seven out of 10 (72%) agree or strongly agree that participation in JA improves students' critical-thinking skills.
e. Almost eight out of 10 (78%) agree or strongly agree that participation in JA improves students' interpersonal communication skills.

Opportunity Details

Make an exciting difference in the future of local Kindergarten to 12th grade students by teaching them economic success skills! You can inspire young people to experience the realities and opportunities of the new global marketplace through Junior Achievement. JA, the nonprofit leader in providing innovative financial literacy, work-readiness, and entrepreneurship education, needs volunteers to take career- and life-skills mentoring into local classrooms.

Volunteer opportunities are available throughout the USA. If interested we will connect you with the local JA Area office.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

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Ready to work with JA students and help them change the world?

Go to https://www.jaworldwide.org/volunteer and select your country from the drop-down menu or click the map to find your region. Your local JA will be pleased to share volunteering opportunities with you, from our weekly five-to-seven week traditional program implementation to JA in a Day.

Thank you for helping JA in 120+ countries around the world to fulfill our mission to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

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Should be able to come to our organisation and teach the Interpersonal skills like

ii. Team spirit

iii. Social grace

iv. Email etiquette

v. verbal & Non verbal skills

vi. Behavioural traits such as attitude, motivation and time management

Also needs trainings on the below:
Emotional Intelligence
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills
Communication Skills and
Leadership Skills

Opportunity Details

Volunteer to Teach Financial Literacy
High Water Women's financial literacy program teaches the basics of managing your personal finances to low-income teens and adults in NYC. We recruit volunteers to teach at our program sites and provide training and curriculum materials. The first step in the process is to match you with a program site that suits your schedule. We partner with many nonprofits, schools and other community organizations to provide the program in weekly classes and workshops. There are ongoing opportunities If you'd like to sign up or think your company could take on a site please contact finlit@highwaterwomen.org to arrange it. Teaching financial literacy is a very rewarding experience and we urge you to sign up as soon as possible.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a