JA Finance Park Mobile is Here!

This past week, we hit the road for our first-ever JA Finance Park Mobile simulation!

St. Cloud Tech High School was our first stop, and we welcomed over 400 amazing students from grades 10–12 into an engaging money simulation. From budgeting to decision-making, these students dove into real-world scenarios.

A huge THANK YOU to our incredible volunteers who helped bring this experience to life! Your time, encouragement, and enthusiasm made a lasting impact — and we couldn’t have done it without you.

JA Finance Park Mobile is all about bringing financial literacy directly to communities — expanding access, deepening partnerships, and building skills needed for future economic mobility. We can't wait to show you more as we pop up in communities across the region!

Catch Up with JA North

There's so much amazingness happening in the JA North world that we decided to put it in a video so you could hear it directly from Sara Dziuk, our President and CEO!

The thread through all of the incredible things Sara talks about in this short message is that our volunteer needs have never been higher. With all of the wonderful learning experiences happening across our region, support from our volunteer community is more important than ever!

Debuting this year, we're excited to share that we've switched all of our volunteer management to Volunteer Hub! This change makes everything easy and seamless, from viewing available opportunities to managing your volunteer profile.

Find your spot at the links below, and if you don't know what you want to do, sign up for an Info Session with 3DE or at our Learning Labs in St. Paul!

Our Partners Shine!

A few weeks ago, we had an inspiring gathering of partners and friends to recognize their incredible contribution to the students and community of JA North! 

Along with casting a beautiful vision of the upcoming school year and the bold future of JA North, we honored partners who contributed significant volunteer hours in 2025! Help us thank the following award winners, you all fuel our mission in irreplaceable ways:

🥇 Gold Level (300+ hours): CenterPoint Energy, Bremer Bank, a division of Old National, University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business, U.S. Bank (JA USA President's Volunteer Service Award!), Thrivent

🥈 Silver Level (200+ hours): Donaldson, Huntington National Bank

🥉 Bronze Level (100+ hours): Cargill, Target, Scale Bank, CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen), Thomson Reuters, Wings Financial Federal Credit Union, PwC, EY

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