Tag: Junior Achievement of Rhode Island
Junior Achievement of Rhode Island named peak performer
LEE LEWIS is the president of Junior Achievement of Rhode Island, a Warwick-based nonprofit that provides K-12 students with skills and knowledge in workforce...
Survey: Teens temper financial goals
WARWICK – The top financial goal for the future for more than 60% of teenagers simply is to get a full-time job, while more...
Teachers need community’s help
As a society, we cannot underestimate the impact of teachers on all of our lives.Every day, teachers are shaping our future. But are we...
Junior Achievement of Rhode Island earns Peak Performance Team Award
WARWICK – Junior Achievement of Rhode Island was recognized Wednesday by parent organization Junior Achievement USA with the 2017-18 Peak Performance Team Award, honoring...
The disconnect between education and career readiness and how to fix...
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s a question most of us were asked in our youth, and over the...
Carmody named Junior Achievement of Rhode Island board chair
SUZANNE CARMODY, senior vice president and head of core banking sourcing for Citizens Bank, was elected as board chairman of Junior Achievement of Rhode...
Survey: Cost of college unclear, out of reach for many college-bound...
WARWICK – Many college freshmen and high school students on the threshold of college are unprepared to manage and pay for the cost of...
8 local nonprofits benefit from Citizens financial literacy campaign
PROVIDENCE – In an effort to increase financial literacy in the Ocean State, eight Rhode Island-based nonprofit organizations will share $140,000 of the $1.5...
Investing in our public schools
The recent conversation around investing in Rhode Island’s schools has largely been focused on school infrastructure and how the state will afford these needed...
Philanthropy Calendar, Oct. 20, 2017
If a nonprofit wants an upcoming fundraiser to be considered for a calendar listing, email information to Nicole Dotzenrod at nonprofit@PBN.com at least four weeks...
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