Our Mission: Equip Arizona youth to succeed in work and life.For 65+ years, Junior Achievement of Arizona has been empowering the futures of millions of Arizona students by giving students the knowledge and skills they need to manage their money, plan for their future, and make smart academic, career and economic choices. Our hands-on, age-appropriate programs focus on three key areas: financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship.Serving more than 140,000 students each year, JA plays an important role in Arizona's workforce development. Our programs help students connect what they learn in the classroom to the real world - knowledge critical to empowering today's students to be successful, contributing members of society in the future.