“We enjoy helping Junior Achievement with their mission by fostering those important relationships between students and our employees,” said Eversource Corporate Citizenship Program Manager Ana Alfaro. “Our hope is that the students will be inspired to join our team one day.”

“Eversource has remained committed partners in our communities and never stopped providing both financial and volunteer support to Connecticut’s young people,” said Director of Education for JA of Southwest New England, Inc. Nicole Diorio. “Their employees are even encouraged to take paid time to provide mentorship and advocate for our students.”

With chapters across the state, JA always has opportunities for our team to help support students. In 2024, our volunteers have already visited Mountain View Elementary School in Bristol, the University of Connecticut Campus, Elizabeth Green Elementary School in Newington, and Shelton High School.

JA in a Day at Mountain View Elementary School in Bristol

Earlier this year, our volunteers worked with elementary school students in grades K-5 on various activities to engage them in STEAM. With the kindergarteners, we read a storybook based on basic money concepts like saving, spending, and sharing. For the first- and second-graders, our volunteers led fun activities related to concepts like family, jobs, and how money moves through a community. Similarly, in Newington, we visited Elizabeth Green Elementary School where we presented students with a curriculum that allows learning through hands on activities. “Students across all grade levels showed high levels of engagement that day in Bristol due to the interactive nature of the activities and getting to spend time with business professionals from the community like Eversource,” said Education Manager, Primary School Programs for JA of Southwest New England, Inc. Lisa Cowell.

JA Stock Market Challenge at UConn Stamford

For the first time in several years, JA of Greater Fairfield County orchestrated a stock market challenge for high school students held at UConn’s Stamford Campus This event had them learning the foundational concepts about how the stock market works. Teams learned about the impacts of current events on the market and later tested their knowledge by competing in the challenge—trading shares from fictitious companies, investing, and more.

“I’ve volunteered with JA in the past when we held a career day at our work center in Stamford, so this was a new opportunity for me,” said JA volunteer and Eversource Electric Operations Manager for Stamford Roman Stanislavskyy. “It was great to be able to connect with the students and I learned a lot myself.

JA Pathways to Success Career Fair at Shelton High School

In March, our volunteers connected with future leaders at Shelton High School where they demonstrated the protective gear and tools they use to safely maintain and repair our electric system. Our team talked with 650 students about the many job opportunities here at Eversource.

With four great events in the books for 2024 already, we look forward to our continued partnership with JA. 

“Collaborating with Eversource was very important to JA,” said Senior Education Manager of Middle and High School Programs for JA of Southwest New England Julie Armstrong.  “In addition to the great support that Eversource lends to JA for programming, allowing us the opportunity to share the company’s career needs and develop a talent pipeline from classroom to career is vital to the economic infrastructure of Connecticut.”