Mission Fed JA Finance Park
Mission Fed JA Finance Park
Mission Fed JA Finance Park builds the foundational knowledge and skills students need to make smart lifelong financial decisions. Guided by volunteers, this program takes students through an adult life simulation where they learn how to budget, save, and spend for themselves and their virtual families.
We offer two formats for participating in the program: the teacher-led format and the one-day visit format. The teacher-led format allows teachers to lead their students through 6-13 financial literacy lessons, culminating in a visit to our Mission Fed JA Finance Park facility. Additional activities are available for each theme: Income, Savings, Insurance and Risk Management, Credit and Debit, and Budgeting. The one-day visit format includes JA staff teaching the financial literacy curriculum on-site during the visit to our Mission Fed JA Finance Park facility.
To register for a class or for more information on Mission Fed JA Finance Park, please contact Colin Farrell at cfarrell@jasandiego.org.
Mission Fed JA Finance Park
Mission Fed JA Finance Park builds the foundational knowledge and skills students need to make smart lifelong financial decisions. Guided by volunteers, this program takes students through an adult life simulation where they learn how to budget, save, and spend for themselves and their virtual families.
We offer two formats for participating in the program: the teacher-led format and the one-day visit format. The teacher-led format allows teachers to lead their students through 6-13 financial literacy lessons, culminating in a visit to our Mission Fed JA Finance Park facility. Additional activities are available for each theme: Income, Savings, Insurance and Risk Management, Credit and Debit, and Budgeting. The one-day visit format includes JA staff teaching the financial literacy curriculum on-site during the visit to our Mission Fed JA Finance Park facility.
To register for a class or for more information on Mission Fed JA Finance Park, please contact Colin Farrell at cfarrell@jasandiego.org.
JA for Everyone
Ages 12+
JA for Everyone equips participants with the knowledge and skills they need to make informed financial decisions in the real world. Our budgeting workshop is a 4-hour immersive simulation that teaches participants the importance of budgeting, income, savings, debt, investing, and insurance.
During the simulation, participants are challenged with budgeting one month’s worth of adult finances. They will be given a realistic adult profile complete with a job, salary, family, credit, credit score, and education debt based on San Diego averages. Participants will apply for a mortgage, car loan, chose insurance, pay for childcare, contribute to charity, and manage their bills and obligations.
Join us to learn how to budget and make smart financial decisions. This program is available for virtual implementation or as an in-person one-day session.
Are you a Girl Scout? Girl Scouts can earn their Savvy Shopper, Budgeting, Comparision Shopping, and Financing My Dreams Badges through JA for Everyone.
Upcoming JA for Everyone Session:
Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024
Time: 9 am to 1 pm
Where: Mission Fed Finance Park
4756 Mission Gorge Place, San Diego, CA 92120
Cost: $25 per participant
For more information on JA For Everyone, please contact Colin Farrell at cfarrell@jasandiego.org.
JA for Everyone
Ages 12+
JA for Everyone equips participants with the knowledge and skills they need to make informed financial decisions in the real world. Our budgeting workshop is a 4-hour immersive simulation that teaches participants the importance of budgeting, income, savings, debt, investing, and insurance.
During the simulation, participants are challenged with budgeting one month’s worth of adult finances. They will be given a realistic adult profile complete with a job, salary, family, credit, credit score, and education debt based on San Diego averages. Participants will apply for a mortgage, car loan, chose insurance, pay for childcare, contribute to charity, and manage their bills and obligations.
Join us to learn how to budget and make smart financial decisions. This program is available for virtual implementation or as an in-person one-day session.
Are you a Girl Scout? Girl Scouts can earn their Savvy Shopper, Budgeting, Comparision Shopping, and Financing My Dreams Badges through JA for Everyone.
Upcoming JA for Everyone Session:
Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024
Time: 9 am to 1 pm
Where: Mission Fed Finance Park
4756 Mission Gorge Place, San Diego, CA 92120
Cost: $25 per participant
For more information on JA For Everyone, please contact Colin Farrell at cfarrell@jasandiego.org.
JA Scouts Personal Management Merit Badge
JA Scouts Personal Management Merit Badge
Grades 6 and higher
In partnership with The Boy Scouts of San Diego and Imperial Counties Council, Junior Achievement of San Diego offers the Personal Management Merit Badge through the JA for Everyone program. JA for Everyone is a personal budgeting simulation designed to help participants understand the link between lifestyle, education, career, and the management of personal finances in an interactive environment. Scouts explore what it takes to balance a budget and manage a life in sunny San Diego and beyond.
The Personal Management Merit Badge workshop series prepares participants to consider income, savings, debt, investing, insurance, and budgeting to become real-world ready. Scouts must attend the three mandatory sessions at the JA campus to receive their badge.
Fall Series Details:
Dates:
Saturday, November 4, 2023
Saturday, December 2, 2023
Saturday, February 3, 2024
Time: 9:00am-1:00pm (Times subject to change)
Cost: $65 per scout
Where: The Capdevilla Gillespie Center for Junior Achievement
4756 Mission Gorge Place, San Diego, CA 92120
For more information on JA Boy Scouts Personal Management Merit Badge, please contact Colin Farrell at cfarrell@jasandiego.org.
JA Scouts Personal Management Merit Badge
Grades 6 and higher
In partnership with The Boy Scouts of San Diego and Imperial Counties Council, Junior Achievement of San Diego offers the Personal Management Merit Badge through the JA for Everyone program. JA for Everyone is a personal budgeting simulation designed to help participants understand the link between lifestyle, education, career, and the management of personal finances in an interactive environment. Participants explore what it takes to balance a budget and manage a life in sunny San Diego and beyond.
The Personal Management Merit Badge workshop series prepares participants to consider income, savings, debt, investing, insurance, and budgeting to become real-world ready. Scouts must attend the three mandatory sessions at the JA campus to receive their badge.
Fall Series Details:
Dates:
Saturday, November 4, 2023
Saturday, December 2, 2023
Saturday, February 2, 2024
Time: 9:00am-1:00pm (Times subject to change)
Cost: $65 per scout
Where: The Capdevilla Gillespie Center for Junior Achievement
4756 Mission Gorge Place, San Diego, CA 92120
For more information on JA Boy Scouts Personal Management Merit Badge, please contact Colin Farrell at cfarrell@jasandiego.org.
