Client Success Story: Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City Receives Historic $1,000,000 Gift

Feb 24, 2020

Byrne Pelofsky + Associates is thrilled to announce our client partner, Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City (JAKC), as the recipient of a $1,000,000 gift from CommunityAmerica Credit Union. JAKC is a K-12 curriculum that instills entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills, work readiness and provides experiential learning for children to reach their potential.

CommunityAmerica has a longstanding commitment to JAKC’s initiatives culminating in this generous gift, the largest in JAKC’s 64-year history. Over the past two decades, CommunityAmerica has delivered over 45,000 hours of learning and served as volunteers and mentors to more than 6,000 students. This latest gift is a historic investment in the next generation of young professionals in Kansas City. Click here for the official press release from JAKC.

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