Junior Achievement of North Florida Joins the Global #GivingTuesdayNow Movement in Response to COVID-19

Jacksonville, Fla., April 29, 2020 – Junior Achievement of North Florida has joined the #GivingTuesdayNow movement set for May 5, 2020. The nonprofit organization is asking the community to join them by contributing on this day to help inspire tomorrows. The global day of unity strives to harness the collective power of individuals, communities, and organizations in the emergency response effort to help communities and nonprofits who have been impacted.

“Junior Achievement helps young people create successful futures by giving them the skills and knowledge to be successful in the world of work,” said Steve St. Amand, president of JA of North Florida. “With COVID-19, we are now providing our programs online and ask the community to support our mission by going to janfl.org and making a donation on May 5. We are asking individuals, local businesses and our corporate friends to help us reach our goal to provide access to JA programs to hundreds of more students. Any level of support you can give is greatly appreciated.”

Donations of $25 will help to bring JA programs to one student, $50 will support two students and a donation of $100 will help sponsor four students. With the goal of $10,000 in donations on Giving Tuesday Now approximately 400 students could benefit from the JA programs.

To donate, visit janfl.org and click on the donate now button. Donations can also be received by mail at 4049 Woodcock Drive, Suite 200, Jacksonville FL 32207. JA of North Florida’s Tomorrows Relief Fund will continue through the end of 2020.

About Junior Achievement of North Florida

Junior Achievement is the world's largest organization dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs. Junior Achievement of North Florida has been operating in Jacksonville since 1963 and includes a satellite office in Tallahassee. Through an innovative partnership between the business community, educators and volunteers, Junior Achievement of North Florida helps young people connect with relevant learning and the importance of staying in school. This collaboration resulted in 62,355 students reached during the 2018-2019 school year. To learn more about Junior Achievement of North Florida, visit www.janfl.org.

About #GivingTuesdayNow

#GivingTuesday is a movement to celebrate and provide incentives to give—normally on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. #GivingTuesdayNow is a special effort aimed to support nonprofits providing services in response to COVID-19. This effort harnesses the collective power of a unique blend of partners—nonprofits, businesses and corporations as well as families and individuals—to transform how people think about, talk about and participate in the giving season. #GivingTuesdayNow inspires people to take collaborative action to improve their local communities, give back in better, smarter ways to the charities and causes they celebrate and help create a better world. #GivingTuesdayNow harnesses the power of social media to create a global moment dedicated to giving around the world.