Empowering young people to own their economic success.

Junior Achievement of the Heartland educates more than 51,500 students in communities such as Quad Cities, Dubuque, Muscatine, Burlington, Sauk Valley, Illinois Valley and many more.

We offer a variety of programs including JA BizTown® and JA Finance Park® – all designed to educate youth on financial literacy, work-readiness and entrepreneurship.

Proven Results

On average 8 out of 10 Junior Achievement students agree that participation in our programs reinforces the value of an education and the importance of staying in school. JA students are significantly more likely than their peers to believe that they will graduate from high school and college.