Junior Achievement empowers young people to own their economic success. Our volunteer-delivered, K-12 programs foster work-readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills, and use experiential learning to inspire kids to dream big and reach their potential. JA is a partnership between the business community, educators and volunteers-all working together to enhance lives. Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes is a regional operation and has many schools across Michigan participating in JA programming, with service areas in Grand Haven, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Northern Michigan and Traverse City.