This year marks a special occasion for the JAG family as we celebrate 40 years of serving Arizona's students. Since 1980, Jobs for Arizona's Graduates has served over 40,000 youth on school campuses and in community-based programs throughout the state. Our students and alumni are excited to share their JAG journey with you and the impact JAG has had in their lives throughout the years. Enjoy!
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I would constantly visualize what I wanted my life to look like in the future. Successful and fearless were the main things I aspired to be.
Celina is working on her career path she developed in JAG and is attending the Thunderbird School of Global Management at ASU.
PRINCE
2022 West Point High School Graduate
Prince is a Junior at West Point High School. He is actively involved in his JAG program, and speaks towards his experiences working towards graduation.
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“School - you know it's teaching us things - it's teaching us how to do math or how to read or history but it's not necessarily teaching us career skills like how to go through an interview. And that's what JAG was providing me with.”
JAG identifies Arizona youth who need additional support to graduate from high school and build a pathway to continued education, meaningful careers, and productive adulthood.
VOLUNTEER
This is particularly relevant today, given the variety of economic, academic, and environmental barriers our youth face.