For 100 years, JA has delivered hands on, experiential learning in financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship. It creates pathways for employability, job creation, and financial success. Each year, JA’s network of over 465,000 volunteers serves more than 10 million students in over 100 countries. Until October 2019, Junior Achievement had never run a Company Program in the Jane Finch Community. As a result of outreach and direct connection by Make Your Future and with the generous sponsorship of the Tippett Foundatio n, Junior Achievement Central Ontario was able to arrange sponsorship of the first Company Program EVER, launching in October 2019 in the community centre at 25 San Romanoway. Students from seven different high schools meet weekly with volunteer business mentors as part of the JA program. They have developed and tested their own products, formed their own company, and are actively selling their environmentally-friendly Eco-Cradle at shows, in person and on-line at the Eco-Cradle website, www.eco-cradle.com Already, the students have asked if there will be another Junior Achievement Company program starting in fall, 2020. Volunteer mentors are at work confirming arrangements for the next Company program. If you are a high school student or a teacher interested in the 2020 Junior Achievement Company Program in Jane Finch, please contact Lead Mentor Rita Smith at ritasmith@rogers.com Let’s do business!