WHAT IS JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER ST. LOUIS?
Junior Achievement of Greater St. Louis (JASTL) is the fifth largest JA Worldwide operation in the United States. We educate young people about work readiness, entrepreneurship, and personal finance with hands-on, engaging programs.

PURPOSE
Our purpose is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.

PROGRAM REACH
JA of Greater St. Louis reaches over 136,000 students per year in over 6,000 classrooms and afterschool locations. JA programs are taught by volunteers in inner cities, suburbs, and rural areas in eastern Missouri and southwestern Illinois. Click here for our 2010-11 school year highlights.

VOLUNTEERS
JASTL’s more than 7,700 classroom volunteers come from all walks of life and include business people, college students, parents, and retirees. These dedicated individuals are the backbone of the organization. These volunteers have delivered programs in 45 counties served by JASTL.

PROVEN SUCCESS
JA is one of a few global nonprofits to use independent, third-party evaluators to gauge the impact of its programs. Since 1993, independent evaluators have conducted studies on JA’s effectiveness. Findings prove that JA has a positive impact in a number of critical areas. Click here to see some of the evaluation results.

LEADERSHIP
Sharon D. Fiehler, Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer, Peabody Energy, is chairman of the JASTL board of directors. Lori Jacob is JASTL’s president and chief executive officer.

A BRIEF HISTORY
Junior Achievement was founded in 1919 by Theodore Vail president of American Telephone & Telegraph; Horace Moses, president of Strathmore Paper Co.; and Senator Murray Crane of Massachusetts. Its first program, JA Company Program, was offered to high school students on an after-school basis.  Junior Achievement of Greater St. Louis has served hundreds of thousands of area students for 68 years since its inception in 1943.

FUNDING
JASTL operates on a $2.9 million annual budget.

ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW
JASTL is headquartered in Chesterfield, MO.

For more information, contact:
Junior Achievement of Greater St. Louis, Inc.
17339 N. Outer 40 Rd.
Chesterfield, MO 63005

(636) 728-0707

(800) 342-7119 (toll free)
Web site: www.jastl.org