Seminole County Department of Public Safety is proud to participate in the Junior Achievement program. This program links firefighters with middle school classrooms throughout the city in an effort to foster good citizenship in our youth and community.

Since 1919, Junior Achievement has made an impact on young people by educating and inspiring them to value free enterprise, business, and economics to improve the quality of their lives.

Junior Achievement currently reaches more than 3 million students across America. JA's strategic plan, ImpACT 2005 calls for JA to involve 20 percent of the student population, 11 million students, by 2005. The ultimate mission is to ensure that every child in America has a fundamental understanding of the free enterprise system.

The middle school programs are designed to teach middle school students economic and business concepts, help them become workforce ready and demonstrate to them the value of staying in school. The curriculum is composed of various themes according to grade level.