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An affiliate organization of Jobs for America's Graduates

We are

a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that partners with Kansas schools to help students who are facing various challenges to success.

Our Students

have a 96% graduation rate, an 84% positive outcome rate, and exceed national standards in six measurable categories of success state-wide.

JAG-K

currently has 121 programs in 54 Kansas school districts, serving more than 6,000 students each year.

OUR MISSION

JAG-K will help prepare students for successful futures. We will partner with students to help them identify a career path compatible to their interests and skills and overcome the various challenges they face that put them at risk of not attaining educational and career success.

JAG-K AT A GLANCE

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Read data and information from the 2024 Fiscal Year in the JAG-K Annual Report

 

 

JAG-K IN THE NEWS

Feb 5 2026

Alumni Spotlight – Chrishayla Adams

“I think JAG-K helped me become myself outside of the noise,” says Chrishayla Adams, a 2021 graduate of Topeka High School JAG-K. “There’s a lot of things I don’t think would have been possible without me going through JAG-K.”  Adams joined the Jobs for America’s Graduates Kansas program during her sophomore year after her step coach (who was coincidentally…
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Dec 18 2025

News Release: JAG-K Travels to NSLA

During the first week of December, Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) hosted their annual National Student Leadership Academy (NSLA) in Washington, D.C. During this event, students from all over the U.S. come together to build leadership skills, enhance their network of connections, and see the sights of our nation’s capital.   Eight students traveled from Kansas to represent Jobs for America’s Graduates –…
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Nov 24 2025

Alumni Spotlight: Hannah Gideon

When you join Jobs for America’s Graduates Kansas (JAG-K), you might not know just how many opportunities will come to you. Hannah Gideon, a graduate from the JAG-K program at Russell High School, understands this deeply.   “The specialist suggested the class would be an outstanding opportunity to gain skills and real-life experience that I…
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