The Foundation was established to offer a tax deductible avenue for community partners, friends of The Apprentice School, and alumni to help fund scholarships, historic preservation and community service projects that carry on the legacy of The Apprentice School.  There have been over 10,000 graduates of the school with many of them serving as the cornerstone of  leadership in Hampton Roads communities and businesses.  In addition to  scholarships, The Foundation focuses on the underrepresented and financially constrained youth of the Hampton Roads Region and supports such organizations as the Boys and Girls Club of the Greater Peninsula and Southside Virginia, the Achievable Dream Academy and the Apprentice School Students Association.  The Foundation also does outreach to communities through organizations such as the Virginia Peninsula Food Bank and Habitat for Humanity.

 

Our Mission

The Apprentice School Foundation supports The Apprentice School students, faculty, and alumni by providing resources for education, historical preservation and community.

OUR VISION

The Apprentice School Foundation fosters connections, inspires generosity, and advances The Apprentice School legacy.


“Receiving the scholarship from the apprentice school came at a perfect time for me. I had just started working at the shop yard and really didn’t have a lot of money. I had just run into car issues on the car I use to get back and forth from school and work and wasn’t sure how I was going to pay for it. The scholarship was a blessing in my life and provided me the money that I needed to work on my car. I sincerely thank all those responsible for giving me that scholarship.”
— Ross D Whitlock Jr X31 Electrician Apprentice 2019 Scholarship Winner

“I have always learned more efficiently by doing. Many of my current skills have been self-taught, but I am now really ready to learn from the truly experienced masters of their craft. I feel that The Apprentice School is the perfect place for me to learn new skills and put them to the test in a real way on real projects.”
— Thomas Clark, X11 Shipfitter Apprentice 2023 Scholarship Winner

“Before being accepted into The Apprentice School, I never thought too much about continuing my education. I never thought I could afford it. Now though, I want to work towards an engineering associate degree, an advanced program, and eventually a bachelor’s degree.”
— Darryl Stedry, X43 Rigger Apprentice 2023 Scholarship Winner