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Image caption: JACF is thrilled to partner with AdventHealth!

January 27, 2026

Junior Achievement of Central Florida (JACF) is thrilled to partner with AdventHealth to present the first-ever JA BizTown in Central Florida, opening in 2027 inside the JA Eisner Family Dreamers Center at Lake Nona!

Through this partnership, AdventHealth is leading the way in bringing this transformative learning experience to thousands of local students. AdventHealth will also feature a fully interactive health care storefront inside JA BizTown, inspiring students to explore careers in medicine, wellness, and whole-person care.

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Image caption: JACF Welcomes Resource Consulting Group, FAIRWINDS Credit Union, and Chick-fil-A Central Florida Market

January 14, 2026

JACF welcomed the Chick-fil-A Central Florida market as a storefront partner in the region's first-ever JA BizTown, opening inside the JA Eisner Family Dreamers Center at Lake Nona in 2027.

As part of this groundbreaking initiative, Chick-fil-A will feature a market café storefront – a miniature replica of one of their restaurants – inside JA BizTown. Students will step into authentic roles that mirror real-world responsibilities, including local restaurant owner-operator, team member, marketing director, and hospitality director. Through these roles, students will learn leadership, financial decision-making, customer service, and marketing strategies – all while experiencing Chick-fil-A’s culture of care and commitment to excellence.  

Partnering with Junior Achievement allows Chick-fil-A to share their values of stewardship and hospitality with the next generation. Through JA BizTown, students will experience what it means to lead with integrity and positively influence their communities.

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December 9, 2025

JACF is thrilled to welcome FAIRWINDS Credit Union as the newest BizTown storefront at the JA Eisner Family Dreamers Center.

For 75 years, FAIRWINDS Credit Union has been committed to helping people achieve financial freedom and live generous lives. Their dedication to financially empowering youth aligns perfectly with JA BizTown’s mission to teach money management, the responsibilities of citizenship, and economic concepts through an engaging, hands-on experience.

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November 18, 2025

JACF is proudly welcomes Resource Consulting Group as the newest BizTown® storefront at the JA Eisner Family Dreamers Center.

Resource Consulting Group believes in empowering Central Floridians to live with purpose — a value at the heart of Junior Achievement’s mission. Their support as a storefront partner in the Dreamers Center helps ensure local students have the tools and inspiration to build strong, fulfilling futures.

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Image caption: JACF Welcomes Publix Super Markets Charities, First Horizon Bank, and Florida Blue Foundation.

September 25, 2025

Florida Blue Foundation announced as our newest storefront partner in the future JA BizTown at the Dreamers Center!

Florida Blue’s long-standing commitment to strengthening and uplifting communities aligns perfectly with Junior Achievement’s mission to help students build the skills and confidence they need for a successful future. Their focus on creating healthier, more resilient communities echoes what BizTown is all about — giving young people a hands-on space to understand how strong cities are built and how they can contribute to them.

Through their BizTown storefront, Florida Blue will help students explore the connection between health, well-being, and thriving communities — all within this vibrant mini‑city simulation.

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September 10, 2025

First Horizon Bank announced as a storefront partner in the future JA BizTown at the Dreamers Center!

For more than 160 years, First Horizon has demonstrated a deep commitment to strengthening the communities they serve — investing in economic opportunity, expanding access to financial resources, and supporting local organizations that help individuals and families thrive.

Their partnership in BizTown reflects that same dedication. By giving students a hands-on space to explore financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and the role banks play in vibrant communities, First Horizon is helping prepare the next generation to build strong, resilient futures of their own.

We’re grateful for their continued commitment to Junior Achievement and their support of JA BizTown in Memphis, Birmingham, and now Orlando.

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July 2025

We’re honored to welcome Publix Super Markets Charities as one of the first storefront partners in the future JA BizTown at the Dreamers Center. Publix Charities’ commitment to inspiring young minds aligns seamlessly with JA’s mission to help students discover what’s possible. Their support of educational programs that spark curiosity and nurture potential — from science and math to technology and the arts — reflects a shared belief that every child deserves the opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed. Through their BizTown storefront, Publix Charities will help bring that vision to life for thousands of Central Florida students.

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July 8, 2025

JACF proudly announced a transformative lead gift from philanthropist and JACF Board Member Jesse Eisner to support the development of its new state-of-the-art education facility Lake Nona at Synergy Park, adjacent to the US Tennis Association campus. The 15,000-square-foot space is slated to open in the fall of 2027. In recognition of this significant contribution, the facility will be named the “Junior Achievement Eisner Family Dreamers Center.”

The JA Eisner Family Dreamers Center will serve as a flagship hub for innovative, hands-on learning experiences that equip students with vital skills in financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and career readiness. JA Eisner Family Dreamers Center’s first program offering will be JA BizTown®, a fully immersive, simulated city where students assume real-world roles in business, government, and civic life. 

Complementing this visionary gift, the Lewis Foundation and Lake Nona have generously committed to providing a home for the JA Eisner Family Dreamers Center in Lake Nona. 

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