Volunteer

Volunteer

with JA

Make a lasting impact on the next generation by becoming a Junior Achievement volunteer. Share your professional expertise and personal experiences to guide students toward a fulfilling career and life. We offer a variety of in-person and virtual volunteer opportunities to fit your schedule. Whether you choose to teach JA curriculum, mentor high school students, or assist at our events, you’ll be making a difference in the lives of young people.

Explore our current volunteer opportunities below:

volunteer at JA with kids

Volunteer

with JA

Make a lasting impact on the next generation by becoming a Junior Achievement volunteer. Share your professional expertise and personal experiences to guide students toward a fulfilling career and life. We offer a variety of in-person and virtual volunteer opportunities to fit your schedule. Whether you choose to teach JA curriculum, mentor high school students, or assist at our events, you’ll be making a difference in the lives of young people.

Explore our current volunteer opportunities below:

JA SUMMER CAMPS

  • In-Person

  • 2-4 hours (one day)

  • Sign up for mock interviews and/or to be a Shark Tank judge.

    Mock interviews help campers practice their interviewing and communication skills. Interview questions and a feedback form for each camper with be provided.

    Shark Tank judges listen to campers’ business pitches, ask questions about their business, and negotiate a deal.

Campers and volunteers participating in mock interviews

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS

McGrath Family JA BizTown

  • In-person

  • 5-6 hours (one day)

  • Volunteers help 5th-grade students run their shops during our BizTown simulation in which students learn about jobs, money, and their local economy.

MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS

Mission Fed JA Finance Park

  • In-person

  • 5-6 hours (one day)

  • Volunteers teach students about personal finance and assist our budgeting simulation where students must learn to manage a month’s worth of adult finances.

JA volunteers working with students on finance

JA Fellows

  • Mentor: Mentors provide professional guidance to high school students and serve as a connection to industry and career pathways. Mentors meet once a month with their mentees at the students’ school.

    For the 2025-2026 school year, we have mentorship opportunities at Chula Vista Learning Community Charter High School and Lincoln High School.

  • Career panels: Career panelists will provide insights into what it is like working in the field and share their career journeys with students. This is a one-day volunteer opportunity.

JA Stock Market Challenge

  • In-person

  • 4-5 sessions (typically a 4-week commitment)

  • Volunteers teach students JA Take Stock In Your Future curriculum in which students learn the fundamentals of the stock market. Volunteers can also support at our JA Stock Market Challenge competition.

JA Company Program

  • In-person

  • 7-14 sessions (typically a 12-week commitment)

  • Volunteers give teams of high school students guidance as they develop and manage their business ventures over the course of a semester.

For questions related to volunteering, please contact Pana Hap at phap@jasandiego.org or fill out the volunteer inquiry form.