Junior Achievement Launches JA BizTown Adventures™
Truist Cares grant supports online experience to help students explore entrepreneurship and careers
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today Junior Achievement USA (JA) announced the launch of
JA BizTown Adventures™, an online experience that helps younger students explore business ownership and various job and career roles. JA BizTown Adventures is funded by Truist Cares, a cooperative effort between Truist Financial Corporation, Truist Foundation, Inc., and Truist Charitable Fund to provide communities, organizations and individuals disaster relief and assistance during the COVID-19 crisis. The experience is part of Junior Achievement s popular JA BizTown program.
The Messick Farm property in western Forsyth County has been acquired with plans to convert the 246 acres off the Yadkin River into a historic preservation site with walking trails.
The seven tracts are in the Shallowford and Williams roads areas of the county at the Shallow Ford segment of the river. The only tract with a listed address is at 9600 Shallowford Road.
According to a Forsyth Register of Deeds filing Thursday, The Conservation Fund of Arlington, Va., paid $2.8 million to purchase the land from The Winston-Salem Foundation and Jean M. Messick.
The fund s involvement is providing a bridge loan. The Lewisville Historical Society and Sons of the American Revolution are among the groups raising funds to acquire the land as a potential state park.
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Launch Restorative Justice Program by Keri Brown
12:05am Dec 16, 2020 Tricia McManus, interim superintendent for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, explains how the Lead Together program works during a board of education meeting on December 15, 2020. Screenshot courtesy of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is beginning a new initiative to improve safety and build relationships among students, school resource officers, and school administrators. The Lead Together program is a partnership between the district, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, Triad Restorative Justice, and the Winston-Salem Foundation.
“Our students have lived experiences and we need to hear their voice,” says