The Benefits Of JA

What is in it for Volunteers?

• Refined People Skills - listening, caring, and negotiating
  
• Sharper written and verbal communications
  
• Better short and long range planning
  
• Better understanding of children
  
• Recognition for you and your company
  
• Better understanding of the educational system and climate
  
• Increased affirmation of personal and professional capabilities
  
• A chance to impact the future, today.
  
• Big SMILES!

What is in it for your company?

• Prepares students to enter the workforce, which will ensure a valuable pool of future employees
  
• Positively impacts the community by encouraging students to stay in school
  
• Provides training and enrichment opportunities for employees
  
• Offers business people a means of "giving back" to the community and preparing young people for the future

What is in it for the students?

• An understanding of the relevance of education to the workplace and their future
  
• Awareness of the costs of dropping out of school
  
• Insight on how a student's day-to-day and future activities affect the economy
  
• Exposure to business role models and community leaders, and a positive attitude about the American free-enterprise system












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