Current Volunteer Opportunities
Future Connect Volunteerism provides opportunities for professionals to directly mentor and support students as they prepare for future careers. Volunteers engage in activities such as guiding students through resume development, offering constructive feedback on job applications, conducting mock interviews, and helping students refine their networking and communication skills. Through small group mentorship and one-on-one practice, volunteers play a vital role in building students’ confidence and equipping them with practical tools for workforce readiness. This initiative bridges the gap between classrooms and careers, empowering young people with the skills and experiences needed to succeed in diverse industries. Join us in shaping tomorrow’s workforce—one student at a time!
Future Connect has many upcoming opportunities. To see available volunteer dates, times, and locations, click here.
JA Biztown: We have JA BizTown volunteer opportunities available on:
November 21, 2025 for Emmett Gilbert School at JA BizTown, 5100 Orleans Avenue, New Orleans
To sign up, contact Suzanne .
Junior Achievement’s JA BizTown® is a hands-on, interactive program that brings economics and career education to life for students in an immersive, simulated city. Volunteers play a crucial role in guiding students as they run businesses, manage finances, and make real-world decisions, helping them connect classroom learning with real-life experiences. As a volunteer, you’ll mentor students in leadership, teamwork, and financial literacy while fostering their confidence and critical thinking. It's a fun and rewarding way to inspire future leaders and entrepreneurs. Join us in empowering young minds to thrive in today’s economy!
JA In A Day: The JA In A Day program is a format consisting of five to six 45-minute classroom lessons. The JA In A Day Program enables volunteers to present the curriculum in one, five-hour, day. Our trained community volunteers prepare students from kindergarten through 12th grade for the real world by sharing their workforce experience with your students, all while teaching sound economic principles.
October 14: Emmett Gilbert School, 435 S Jamie Blvd, Westwego, LA 70094
To volunteer, please contact Eric Walter.
Why Volunteer with JAGNO?
Junior Achievement of Greater New Orleans is making a positive impact on students throughout Southeastern Louisiana. Through age appropriate curriculum, students are engaged with hands-on experiences to help them understand the economics of life. Our volunteers provide real-life experience and knowledge to the students that we work with from Kindergarten through high school.
Volunteers are typically business professionals, college students, community members, or parents who want to play an active part in participating in the education of students around them. We are continually striving to work with a pool of volunteers to reflect the diversity of the communities and students that we serve throughout the Greater New Orleans area and Southeastern Louisiana.
Volunteering with JA is not only fun, but great professional development - our volunteers practice public speaking, training, management, problem solving, and leadership during their volunteering commitment. Many volunteers are able to count their JA experience for volunteer credit hours with their employer. JA volunteers find the experience to be powerful, fun, and rewarding – and many come back and teach with us year after year!
JAGNO offers volunteer options that can fit your schedule and needs,. Fill out the volunteer information form here to get more information about program opportunities that work for you.