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Community
EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
$16.5 MILLION TOTAL FUNDS DONATED IN 2023
Recognizing that educational opportunities are a path
to success, Valero has partnered with several agencies
committed to ensuring that children and adults have the
knowledge, skills, training and resources to help them thrive.
The following are some examples of recent efforts.
Hartley, Iowa - Valero
contributed $100,000 to
Iowa State University for
a new educational center
providing courses on youth
development, agriculture,
human sciences, and
community and economic
development.
Vital to the area's
economic growth, the
agricultural programs
include farm management,
crop and soil resources,
natural resource
management, livestock,
women in agriculture,
annual pesticide training
and many more.
Texas City, Texas Valero contributed
$187,000 to the College
of the Mainland for a
glass distillation unit
in the new Industrial
Careers building. The
unit offers handson experience to
train more than 600
process technology
(PTECH) students in the
operation of this type
of machinery for future
careers in re昀椀ning.
Memphis, Tennessee - The
Valero Hope Works Program at
the Palmer Home for Children
gives young people the
necessary work and life skills
to prepare for adulthood. In
2023, more than 280 young
people were involved in the
program.
San Antonio, Texas - Valero
donated $500,000 to the
YWCA Women’s Live and Learn
Center, where women, some
with children, are provided with
long-term housing and must
commit to job-training or a
degree program to help break
the cycle of poverty and better
prepare them for the workforce.
St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
- In 2021, Valero provided
$1 million to River Parishes
Community College (RPCC) for
a new college campus to focus
on education and workforce
training for local residents
interested in pursuing careers
in PTECH or instrumentation. In
2023, Valero contributed $110,000
for a new advanced process
control training system and
mobile lab to provide invaluable
hands-on training in measuring
and controlling process
variables for students.
Boys and Girls Clubs
of America
For many young people, the Boys
and Girls Club is a safe place for
after-school or summer mentorship
programs. Activities include
academics, athletics, health and
wellness, character leadership and
workforce readiness. Since 2007,
Valero has invested more than
$9 million in local Boys and Girls
Club af昀椀liates across fenceline
communities in the U.S., including
Amarillo, Corpus Christi, Houston,
Port Arthur, San Antonio, Texas City
and Three Rivers, Texas; Ardmore,
Oklahoma; Aurora, South Dakota;
Benicia and Wilmington, California;
Bluffton and Linden, Indiana; Memphis,
Tennessee; and Meraux, Louisiana.
Linden, Indiana - Since 2011, Valero’s
Linden Ethanol Plant has contributed
more than $110,000 to the Boys and
Girls Club of Montgomery County. In
2023, Valero provided the funds to
bring national programs such as Triple
Play, Money Matters and DIY STEM to
70 after-school students per day.
First PTECH graduating class of 2024 from
RPCC St. Charles Campus
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