Giving to the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education

Rural Virginia Horsehoe Initiative

The Virginia Foundation for Community College Education has launched the Rural Virginia Horseshoe Initiative to tackle the challenge of preparing people in the rural crescent for the jobs of the future.

One in four Virginians across parts of the Rural Horseshoe have less than a high school education - and this initiative, using programs and resources through 14 of Virginia's Community Colleges, seeks to change that. 

Read more about the initiative in an op-ed published Feb. 24 in newspapers around the commonwealth. Or, browse the preliminary Case for Support.

Questions about the program should be sent to Dr. Jennifer Gentry, executive director of the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education, at (804) 819-4661 or jgentry@vccs.edu.

The VFCCE is currently recruiting for its third annual class of Valley Proteins Fellows!

See Valley Protein Fellows for more information; deadline is April 15.

Pictured above, 2012-2013 Valley Proteins Fellows with Scholarship Director Anne McCaffrey (far left), VFCCE Secretary Ron Holmes (second from left), VFCCE Executive Director Jennifer Gentry (center right), and VFCCE Michael A. Smith (back row center).