Junior State of America

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Junior State of America

Program's logo
Abbreviation	JSA
Formation	1934
Dissolved	2024[1]
Type	High school club
Legal status	Non-profit
Purpose	Non-partisan civics education program
Headquarters	Oakland, California
Location	70 Washington St., Suite 320, Oakland, CA 94607
Region served	United States
Parent organization	The Junior State of America Foundation
Staff	15
Website	http://www.jsa.org

The Junior State of America (formerly the Junior Statesmen of America), abbreviated JSA, was an American non-partisan youth organization. The purpose of JSA was to help high school students acquire leadership skills and the knowledge necessary to be effective debaters and civic participants. JSA was sponsored by the Junior State of America Foundation Inc. (JSAF, a 501c(3) non-profit corporation), which also operated the JSA Summer Schools. On August 2nd, 2024, it was announced that the organization would be closing and ceasing operations on August 31, 2024. In response, a new organization named Civic Leaders of America was formed by former JSA students on August 10, 2024. ^[1]