YES! Day Volunteer

What You Need to Know

Our YES! (Your Economic Success) program for middle school students is a hands-on, interactive morning program where students are exposed to career readiness, entrepreneurship & personal finance related activities, led by community volunteers, to help them begin thinking about the importance their education, career, and financial decisions will have on their lives as young adults. 

What You Need to Know:

Our YES! program is a middle-school hands-on learning experience that runs roughly from 8-11:30am. 
Volunteers will be paired up and assigned to a classroom to deliver one 30-minute activity to four separate groups of students.
Volunteers do not need any experience in the session they lead -- they just need a willingness to present the given material to the students.
Junior Achievement provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions on how to present the activities, as well as a kit with a script to follow and all materials. 
The students rotate through the activities, volunteers stay in the same classroom presenting their activity to 4 different classes.
The teacher stays with their class the entire time.

This video, put together by Victoria Kozlek, 8th grade Computer Science teacher at Hazleton Area School District's Valley Middle School, provides insight into a typical YES! Day. This programming is presented live to students from members of the business community, college students, and other adult volunteers.

Fall/Winter Schedule (new schools are being added regularly)

Thursday, Sept. 26: Wyoming Valley West Middle School
Wednesday, Oct. 9: Dunmore Junior / Senior High School
Thursday, Oct. 17: Solomon/Plains Middle School
Tuesday, Oct. 29: Tunkhannock Intermediate Center
Friday, Nov. 15: West Scranton Intermediate School
Wednesday, Nov. 20: Hazleton Elementary/Middle School
Monday, Nov. 25: Wallenpaupack Area Middle School
Wednesday, Dec. 11: Carbondale Area Junior High School
Friday, Jan. 24: Northwest Area Middle School
Wednesday, Feb. 5: Greater Nanticoke Area Middle School
Thursday, Feb. 13: Old Forge Junior High School
Wednesday, Feb. 26: Hanover Area Junior High School
Monday, March 24: Valley Elementary/Middle School

This is also a wonderful opportunity for staff members to get out into the community. Several companies use it as a team building exercise, or a way for employees to practice their public speaking and presentation skills to an unintimidating audience of middle schoolers.

If you are interested in volunteering, click the Sign Up button below. For more information, check out our YES! Day Volunteer FAQ, or contact our YES! Day Volunteer Coordinator, Alysia Clancy, at alysia.clancy@ja.org.

We look forward to working with you this school year!

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YES! (Your Economic Success) Day Experience

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YES! Day at Wallenpaupack Area Middle School

When: Monday, 25 Nov 2024

Where: Wallenpaupack Area Middle School

Time: 7:30 AM EST

Join us at Wallenpaupack Area Middle School for our YES! (Your Economic Success) Day helping their students learn about career options.

YES! Day at Carbondale Area Jr/Sr High School

When: Wednesday, 11 Dec 2024

Where: Carbondale Jr/Sr High School

Time: 8:30 AM EST

Join us at Carbondale Jr/Sr High School for our YES! (Your Economic Success) Day helping their students learn about career options.

YES! Day at North Pocono Middle School

When: Wednesday, 01 Jan 2025

Where: North Pocono Middle School

Time: 7:30 AM EST

Join us at North Pocono Middle School for our YES! (Your Economic Success) Day helping their students learn about career options.

YES! Day at Northwest Area Middle School

When: Friday, 24 Jan 2025

Where: Northwest Area Middle School

Time: 7:30 AM EST

Join us at Northwest Area Middle School for our YES! (Your Economic Success) Day helping their students learn about career options.

YES! Day at Greater Nanticoke Area Middle School

When: Wednesday, 05 Feb 2025

Where: Greater Nanticoke Area Middle School

Time: 7:30 AM EST

Join us at Greater Nanticoke Area Middle School for our YES! (Your Economic Success) Day helping their students learn about career options.

YES! Day at Old Forge Jr/Sr High School

When: Thursday, 13 Feb 2025

Where: Old Forge Jr/Sr High School

Time: 7:30 AM EST

Join us at Old Forge Jr/Sr High School for our YES! (Your Economic Success) Day helping their students learn about career options.

YES! Day at Dallas Middle School

When: Wednesday, 19 Feb 2025

Where: Dallas Middle School

Time: 8:00 AM EST

Join us at Dallas Middle School for our YES! (Your Economic Success) Day helping their students learn about career options.

YES! Day at Hanover Area Jr/Sr High School

When: Wednesday, 26 Feb 2025

Where: Hanover Area Jr/Sr High School

Time: 7:30 AM EST

Join us at Hanover Area Jr/Sr High School for our YES! (Your Economic Success) Day helping their students learn about career options.

YES! Day at Valley Elementary/Middle School - Hazleton Area SD

When: Monday, 24 Mar 2025

Where: Valley Elementary/Middle School - Hazleton Area SD

Time: 7:30 AM EST

Join us at Valley Elementary/Middle School - Hazleton Area SD for our YES! (Your Economic Success) Day helping their students learn about career options.