Educational Success

Educational attainment is a key predictor for future success. We invest in strategies proven to have the most influence on students' long-term educational advancement and career preparation including early childhood education and school readiness, supportive school environments, out-of-school enrichment and positive behavioral developments. For students who do not pursue a traditional path to college, we recognize a need for innovative workforce programs that cultivate job and life skills and provide young people access to career opportunities.

Our Goals:

• Children enter school ready to learn and receive effective academic and social support throughout their educational experience.
• Youth are nurtured to become skilled, self-sufficient and contributing members of the community.

YMCA Preschool

Recent Grants

Summer 2023

Total Amount Awarded: $296,505

Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Neck

Colonial Seaport Foundation

Friends of Urbanna Museum and Parks

Great Aspirations Scholarship Program

Jacob's Ladder

Kiwanis Club of Middlesex

Lancaster Community Library

Lancaster County Virginia Education Foundation

Macedonia Community Development Corporation

Northern Neck Baptist Association

Northumberland Public Library

Rappahannock Area Health Education Center

Rappahannock Community College Educational Foundation

The Fairfield Foundation

Urbanna Oyster Festival

Virginia Bluebird Society

YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas