JA-30 

COMMUNITY PROJECT

PHASE I  - 2023

This is an interactive camp; therefore, it is important for parents to keep informed, read and stay engage throughout the community project.  Please see the information below and perform the short activities and conversations with your child.

LEARN ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY PROJECT

JUNE 12 -16, 2023

The Celebration

NewGen-r, a ReachBack YouthCircle lead the JA-30 Entrepreneurship Community Project

They recruited 31 students to attend Junior Achievement summer enrichment camp to learn entrepreneurship and financial literacy.

Their leadership help close the summer learning gap , Summer '2023

COMMUNITY AWARENESS

The CEO's Journey Begins 

NewGen-r, a ReachBack YouthCircle pitched the idea to have 30 students attend Junior Achievement Enrichment Summer Camp to help close the summer learning gap.

Met Above Goal

31 Students Attending

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Live Pitch

NewGen-r YouthCircle Pitches to the Boys & Girls Club

Thursday, April 13, 2023. - the Boys & Girls Club of Douglasville learns of the JA-30 Entrepreneurship Community Project

Online Pitch

NewGen-r first time pitching online to ISMG KIDS of DeKalb County

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Meet the next Youth Change Agents!

ISMG KIDS are ready to make change in their community

Coming to DeKalb Fall 2023

NewGen-r learned pitching is not the same as speaking on a panel - much more difficult!

PARENT ENGAGEMENT

Parents interacted daily with their children through conversations

PARENT'S CHECK LIST

REACHBACK PARENT ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY

Sign JA Camper Behavior Contract 

Read the JA Summer Camp, Parent Packet

DRIP: Complete the ReachBack Parent Engagement Activities Below

Important - Don't forget your child's  lunch, please read the packet, there are things you need to know

Please complete the parent DRIP activities

ReachBack is about inter-generations investing, collaborating and sharing knowledge, our approach is for parents to DRIP and have business-like conversations with their child.   

By doing so, we've seen Amazing Results with our children's  success

DRIP -  Parent Conversation

Please explain the content to your child and get their feedback

DAY 1:  Read the CONTRACT & PACKET

DAY 2:  Summer Learning Loss

DAY 3: Desire for instant gratification in a fast world

DAY 4: Importance of Positive Networking

Please explain to your child the importance of getting to know positive, like minded people and to encourage you to meet the parent.   Our objective is to get students learning early to understand the importance of  networking with people with similar values, which is important for entrepreneurship/workplace and to individual  future success. 

DAY 5: Please complete our survey - Entrepreneurship is a mindset

We are excited about helping parents and youth reach their potential.  Please complete our survey so we can continue to create life-changing programs parents desire. (survey will be sent later)

REACHBACK IS HELPING PARENTS TO KEEP FOCUS ON HOW FAST THE WORLD MOVES AND BREAKING BARRIERS TO CHILDREN REACHING THEIR POTENTIAL

Recruit Community Volunteers & Peers

The JA-30 Celebration was on Friday, June 16, 2023

Meet the Youth & Young Adult Team 

Friday, June 9, 2023 

The Junior Achievement Young Adult Team Is Getting Excited About Teaching Youth and  the ReachBack JA-30 Students

1-Week Summer Camp Sponsored By ReachBack for Motivated Parents

A glance at one of JA's Mini Corporate Labs - Invesco

Where Students Will Learn Career Development, Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy  for 1 week

Friday, May 12, 2023 - Present

The Celebrate Team is working on completing the business requirements for their client,  NewGen-r 

Vonda Thorpe, the Subject Matter Expert on Events in Douglasville, GA meet for the first time with the team of high school youth and one young adult to scope out the facilities

Friday, May 12, 2023

VOLUNTEERS RECRUITED

Thursday, June 8, 2023 

NewGen-r business requirement:  Serve Pizza at the Celebration

Sam's Club Assistant Manager Nikki speaks with the youth about how they work with small businesses 

PIZZA TASTE TEST

Thanks for the in-kind donations: Pizza and Drinks

Marco's Manager John talks with the high school students about the Marco independent franchise

Saturday, April 20, 2023

OFF TO A GOOD START    -----    JA-30 FUNDRAISING STARTED 

Our official fundraising starts after the JA Summer Camp AND will be announced in August 2023

Fundraising

Kids having fun making connections with shoppers

Thanks to our kind shoppers

Raising Capital for the next ReachBack JA Partnership 2024

THE JA-30 ENTREPRENEURSHIP COMMUNITY PROJECT  WILL BE RAISING MONEY TO REPLENISH THE REACHBACK FUND II  TO SEND MORE STUDENTS NEXT YEAR 2024

DESIGN THINKING 

We Teach Mindmapping and other Design Thinking Tools

Click On the MindMap

Not seeing anything above? Reauthenticate

MINDMAPS

A way to get your thoughts moving fast through collaboration

LET'S CHANGE THE WORLD  

You now hold the Power 

SELF REFLECTION

But, let's start in our own COMMUNITY

Be Part of Something Big