Our Focus: Help children and young adults achieve their potential.

Education is the cornerstone of individual and community success. But with more than 1.2 million children dropping out each year, America faces an education crisis. The cost? More than $312 billion in lost wages, taxes and productivity over their lifetimes. These trends are reversible, but only when communities and public, private and nonprofit sectors work together.

The 2011-2012 Annual Campaign distributed $263,068 to the following funded education programs:

Autism Pensacola: Kids for Camp
Big Brothers Big Sisters: Big Brothers Big Sisters and MS Bigs
Boys & Girls Club: Youth Development
CDAC: Project Boost
Chain Reaction: Chain Reaction
Children's Home Society: Teen Services
Esc School Found-Oakcrest Elementary: First Flight
Gulf Coast Kids House: Child Abuse Prevention Education
Pace Center for Girls: PACE Reading Program
The Salvation Army: Youth Development
YMCA: YMCA Child Care