Three youth-focused nonprofits — Connecticut Science Center, Junior Achievement and First Tee of Connecticut– are recipients of $153,600 in grants from The Walmart Foundation’s Connecticut State Giving Council.
Hartford-based Junior Achievement of Southwest New England will receive $75,000; First Tee in Rocky Hill is getting $50,000; and $28,600 is going to the year-old science center, located in downtown Hartford.
Junior Achievement educates students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs.Â
“Thanks to Walmart, JA has been able to empower many more students in this region to own their own economic success,” JA Southwest New England President Louis J. Golden said in a statement Wednesday.
The science center is dedicated to getting young people interested in science.Â
First Tee is a youth development organization that uses golf as its vehicle to teach life skills to children throughout the state. Â
“Walmart is pleased to support these important local youth programs,” said Walmart Senior Manager Christopher Buchanan. “We recognize that the work they do impacts the lives of thousands of young people in Connecticut.”
