JA Community Day for Kids Combines Halloween and the "Business of Life" on Oct. 31

LAS VEGAS – With Nevada Day school closures coinciding with Halloween, Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada is combining its hands-on budgeting and career programming with holiday-themed activities, games and decor for students at the inaugural JA Community Day. Youth, grades 4-11, are invited to explore the nonprofit organization’s two capstone programs, Betty’s JA BizTown and JA Finance Park, that make learning about money management, teamwork, and leadership a fun experience that plants seeds for lasting benefits for kids’ future financial success.

With their stores, businesses, park and open areas, the unique city-like designs of Betty’s JA BizTown and JA Finance Park – simulated cities built for kids – make them perfect settings for a one-of-a-kind trick-or-treating experience. Typically offered as school field trips during the academic year, these interactive financial literacy programs will now be available to broader community youth from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, October 31.

During JA Community Day, attendees will experience:

• Students in grades 4–6 will explore careers, run businesses, and take on real-world jobs in Betty’s JA BizTown.
• Students in grades 7–11 will step into adult life in JA Finance Park, where they’ll receive a job, salary and family situation and have to build a budget, make financial decisions, and discover how education impacts their future.

Youth are welcome to wear costumes, except for full-face coverings and masks for safety reasons.

Event Details:

Friday, October 31, 2025

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Junior Achievement Inspiration Center, 4440 E. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89121.

Cost: $20 per student or $30 with lunch provided by JASN.

Register in advance at: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/ylhcha/event/halloweencommunityday/ or the morning at the event.

For questions, email jasn.education@ja.org or call 702-214-0500.

More information is available at www.jasnv.org.

About Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada

Founded locally in 1996, Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada, Inc. is dedicated to providing financial education to K-12 students and young adults with a curriculum including wants vs. needs, budget management to economic principals, workforce skills, credit and entrepreneurship. The completion of the new 40,000-square-foot Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada Inspiration Center will allow the nonprofit organization to impact more than 60,000 local youth. It is now the permanent site for capstone programs, Betty’s JA BizTown and JA Finance Park. Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada’s financial literacy mission is accomplished with the support of 285 businesses and 6,800 business role models, who help youth learn about the “business of life,” by helping bridge the gap between what youth learn in school and the real world. For more information visit https://jasnv.org/ and follow on Instagram and Facebook.

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