One of the best ways to enhance our enjoyment of life is to pursue our passions and interests. Education makes this pursuit possible. Anheuser-Busch values the impact education has on individual lives and the community as a whole.
When Teach For America came to St. Louis in 2002, Anheuser-Busch was there to support expanding educational opportunities for the region’s children. “Anheuser-Busch’s support has been so important, especially to be with us at the beginning,” said Dustin Odham, executive director, Teach For America – St. Louis. “In St. Louis, support from a company with such a long history in the area immediately demonstrated the critical role businesses can play in the area of education.”
Started in 1989, the OASIS Intergenerational Tutoring Program pairs volunteers age 50 and older with children in grades K-4 who have underdeveloped reading skills. The adults work one-on-one with the students once a week throughout the school year using a curriculum designed to build reading and language skills. With Anheuser-Busch’s help, the OASIS Intergenerational Tutoring Program in St. Louis has grown to include 272 area schools in 33 school districts.
The Tom Joyner Foundation is a not-for-profit organization established in 1998 to help students continue their educations at Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The foundation, which was created by nationally syndicated radio personality Tom Joyner, aims to bridge the financial gap that may occur after students are accepted into college and later encounter financial difficulties that force them to drop out.