On Friday at the Daniel Technology Center in Culpeper. Virginia Senators Warner and Kaine presented $2,428,000 in federal funding to the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education to improve early childhood education programming and support education access and success for foster youth in Virginia.
The funding, secured by Sens. Warner and Kaine as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 government spending bill, includes $105,000 to support two programs at Germanna Community College: the Davenport Early Childhood Development Fellowship, which supports students pursuing careers in early childhood education, and the Great Expectations program, which assists foster youth who are aging out of the system in completing their education and transitioning to independent living.
Warner and Kaine tried their hands on the heavy equipment simulators at the Daniel Center. The simulators train Germanna students for jobs that pay well in infrastructure improvement on Virginia’s roads, serving thousands of students. including some from the Great Expectations program, and supports core craft, electrical, heavy equipment operation, automotive technician and general studies education.
Warner said “with this kind of hands-on experience, I have to say our community colleges do an extraordinary job of training Virginians.”
Photos: Bryant Cox for Germanna Community College
