Quality education is the bedrock of our children's success -- and our country’s continued progress. Yet, recent studies have shown that American students are lagging their international peers in important measures of performance and success.
We support organizations working to improve educational outcomes for underserved youth, while also addressing the demand for a diverse, highly skilled workforce. Altria Group and its companies focus their education contributions in four areas:
 | - middle- and high-school enrichment programs for urban public schools, particularly those that contribute to everyday student success, math and science excellence, and access to and preparation for higher education;
- technical education at community colleges and universities, including agricultural studies programs at select land-grant institutions;
- strengthening management skills among school leaders; and
- higher education and scholarship support.
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Our contributions are largely focused in Central Virginia, with some investment in select national organizations addressing key education issues. We also support major national scholarship organizations working to build diverse future workforce pipelines. And, we invest in colleges and universities where we focus on workforce recruiting.
IN THEIR WORDS
"Altria is bringing to this community a sense of need for revitalization. The Richmond community right now is on the brink of a lot of change, a lot of development within our city, a lot of means for activities for social and cultural purposes. Altria brings that sense of revitalization and renewed interest in these particular events and activities around our city."
─ Dr. Yvonne Brandon, Superintendent, Richmond Public Schools
