Assurant Partners with Junior Achievement of Georgia to Teach Gwinnett Students the Fundamentals of Personal Finance
August 26 2015 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Lead Sponsorship Expands Support for JA
Discovery Centers in Greater Atlanta
Trying to decide what car to buy, where to live, or how to
juggle credit card bills on a limited salary are no longer
challenges just for adults. Students soon will learn the importance
of balancing personal finances through the newest Junior
Achievement Discovery Center at Gwinnett.
Through its philanthropic organization, the Assurant Foundation,
Assurant, Inc. is the lead sponsor of JA Finance Park® at the JA
Discovery Center. With the official grand opening tomorrow, each
year the center is expected to help more than 25,000 Gwinnett
County middle school students learn how to make financial decisions
and understand how those choices can influence their future
success.
“By partnering with Junior Achievement, Assurant helps students
gain valuable skills so they can become financially responsible
adults,” said Assurant President and CEO Alan B. Colberg.
“Providing learning experiences to help prepare financially for the
unexpected is critical in supporting their lifetime education. We
want learning to be fun while emphasizing the basics of personal
finance. Students often think it’s exciting to buy an expensive car
until they realize they still have to pay rent and buy
groceries.”
After completing classroom lessons, middle students put their
financial knowledge into practice through a real-life simulation at
JA Finance Park presented by Assurant. Through Assurant’s
“insurance store” in the center, kids learn about risk management
and budgeting skills.
Students are given adult profiles with a career, a salary,
family obligations, homes and budgets to manage. They make
purchasing and investment decisions, use banking services, buy
insurance and juggle competing priorities while taking ownership
for their personal financial success.
“Helping a teenager understand the importance of a budget is
challenging at first, but as they go through the process, they
begin to understand the financial trade-offs that come with their
decisions,” said Assurant Specialty Property president and CEO Gene
Mergelmeyer, who will speak at Thursday’s grand opening. “Junior
Achievement’s initiatives align closely with Assurant’s values, and
our employees are excited to volunteer and help students in
Gwinnett as they’ve done downtown.”
The Assurant Foundation and employees support several Junior
Achievement chapters where employees live and work across the U.S.,
including metro Atlanta. This is the second major JA Discovery
Center sponsorship for Assurant with JA of Georgia. In 2013, the
company was a founding sponsor at the JA Discovery Center in
downtown Atlanta.
“Now more than ever, for students to be successful they must
remain engaged in school, equipped with the skills for the
professional world and prepared to navigate the financial
complexities of today’s economy,” said Jack Harris, president and
CEO of Junior Achievement of Georgia. “Thanks to support from the
local corporate and civic communities, JA and Gwinnett County
Public Schools are primed to provide the curriculum, tools and
experiential facility to prepare more students to excel at the
business of life.”
The grand opening of the JA Discovery Center at Gwinnett will
take place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thursday at 1333 Old Norcross
Road, Lawrenceville, GA 30046.
About Assurant
A global provider of specialty protection products and related
services, Assurant (NYSE:AIZ) safeguards clients and consumers
against risk. A Fortune 500 company, Assurant partners with clients
who are leaders in their industries to provide consumers peace of
mind and financial security. Our diverse range of products and
services includes: mobile device protection products and services;
debt protection administration; credit-related insurance;
warranties and extended service products and related services for
consumer electronics, appliances and vehicles; pre-funded funeral
insurance; lender-placed homeowners insurance; property
preservation and valuation services; flood insurance; renters
insurance and related products; manufactured housing homeowners
insurance; group dental insurance; group disability insurance; and
group life insurance.
With approximately $30 billion in assets and $8 billion in
annual revenue, Assurant operates through three business segments:
Assurant Solutions, Assurant Specialty Property and Assurant
Employee Benefits. Through the Assurant Foundation, established
more than 30 years ago, the company and its employees are dedicated
to supporting and partnering with organizations that improve
communities. www.assurant.com and follow us on
Twitter @AssurantNews.
About Junior Achievement of Georgia
Junior Achievement of Georgia is dedicated to giving young
people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic
success, plan for their future, and make educated academic and
economic choices. JA programs are delivered by corporate and
community volunteers, and provide relevant, hands-on experiences to
students from kindergarten through high school. JA of Georgia
offers multiple programs, including in-class programs, JA BizTown,
JA Finance Park and JA Fellows, all of which focus on
entrepreneurship, personal financial literacy and workforce
readiness. During the 2013/2014 school year, JA of Georgia served
168,000 students statewide through five district offices located in
Atlanta, Columbus, Dalton, Gainesville and Savannah. For more
information, visit www.georgia.ja.org.
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