The Virginia Air & Space Center Opportunity Program, Inc. is supported by contributions from individuals, businesses and foundations and provides free or reduced admission to groups that show financial need. Through the Opportunity Program, educational experiences were provided to over 23,000 underprivileged students in fiscal year 2008.

As a private, non-profit organization, it is a constant challenge to provide free admission for underprivileged students and provide the best educational services to a growing audience at affordable prices. We need your help to continue to offer quality educational services while maintaining accessibility to everyone.

The Opportunity Program, Inc. receives daily requests from underserved groups to provide free exhibit tours, IMAX films, science demonstrations and SOL-based educational programs. These groups often lack exposure to life-enriching opportunities, and rely upon the Opportunity Program to support meaningful, hands-on educational experiences that will engage, motivate and inspire them! We invite you to partner with us to extend our reach to underserved children in our community.

Your partnership will have a direct impact on the quality of life in Hampton Roads. Dr. George Brooks, founder of the Center's opportunity fund, believes, “...if only one of the 20,000 youths served by this program is saved from a ten-year prison term, the community would save about a half a million dollars.”

“Thanks to the Virginia Air & Space Center, I had a great summer! We built robots and learned more about the Liberty Bell 7. I want to be a NASA scientist when I grow up.” ~ Steven McDonald, Age 11

“The field trips and after school programs the Virginia Air & Space Center provides are an invaluable source of enrichment for our students. The fact that your programs are all SOL driven, hands–on and inquiry based make teachers, students and parents all appreciative of the services you provide. The Center’s exhibits are spectacular and cannot be viewed anywhere else in the world. The Virginia Air & Space Center is a tremendous asset to the community.”
~ Richard MacDonald Science Curriculum Leader, Hampton City Schools

our gift to the Virginia Air & Space Center Opportunity Program, Inc. will help to provide a better tomorrow and may qualify for Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) state tax credits.

For additional information on the NAP Program,
please call Rebecca Kleinhample, (757) 727-0900, ext. 741.

Click here for a pdf on more information for
Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) state tax credits.

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