Wells Fargo Presents Junior Achievement of South Central Kentucky with $10,000 Grant

Wells Fargo Presents Junior Achievement of South Central Kentucky with $10,000 Grant

Bowling Green, KY – Junior Achievement of South Central Kentucky recently received a $10,000 grant from Wells Fargo. The Wells Fargo grant will help Junior Achievement continue to provide essential programs on work-readiness, financial literacy and entrepreneurship to K-12 students throughout South Central Kentucky. The funds will specifically benefit Junior Achievement’s Financial Literacy Fitness: Preparing for Success in Adulthood program.

“Junior Achievement is very grateful to receive these vital funds at this time,” said Junior Achievement President Allie Sharp. “Junior Achievement has continued to provide programs to students on financial literacy and economic success throughout the pandemic, and we are excited about the 2021-2022 academic year. We are proud of our strong partnership with Wells Fargo and appreciate their commitment to the education of local youth.”

The Wells Fargo grants will help provide funding for 250 students (10 or more full classrooms) of at-risk young people to participate in specific Junior Achievement financial literacy programs. These 6–7-week classroom-based lessons will introduce a topic, engage students in lively discussions, and introduce hands-on activities bringing the concepts to life and resulting in long-term retention of the information.

Junior Achievement applied for the funding to aid them in their goal of providing proven curricula to student participants, encouraging them to complete their formal K-12 education, consider additional career-focused education, and become valued employees in their desired careers.

Through a greater understanding of local career options and employer expectations, Junior Achievement will create a pipeline of educated, skilled, and talented employees for companies in need of productive and successful team members within a global economy.

About Junior Achievement of South Central Kentucky (JASCKY)

Junior Achievement is the world's largest organization dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their future, and make smart academic and economic choices. JA programs are delivered by corporate and community volunteers, and provide relevant, hands-on experiences that give students from kindergarten through high school knowledge and skills in financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship. Today, JA reaches more than 4.6 million students per year in 113 markets across the United States, with an additional 5.6 million students served by operations in 118 other countries worldwide. Junior Achievement USA is a member of JA Worldwide. For more information on Junior Achievement of South Central Kentucky please visit www.jaforkids.com.

About Wells Fargo:

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 trillion in assets and proudly serves one in three U.S. households and more than 10% of all middle market companies and small businesses in the U.S. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable operating segments: Consumer Banking and Lending, Commercial Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth and Investment Management.