ValleyStar Credit Union has expanded its partnership with Patrick & Henry Community College by donating $20,000 to support student financial education through the launch of the Financial Fundamentals Program. Building on a successful pilot program previously offered to student-athletes, the initiative now provides the entire P&HCC student body with free access to essential financial literacy resources. The program reinforces ValleyStar's commitment to education, one of its core pillars, and reflects a shared mission with P&HCC to empower students with real-life financial skills that promote long-term success and community strength.
MARTINSVILLE, Va., Dec. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ValleyStar Credit Union is excited to announce the expansion of its partnership with Patrick & Henry Community College to launch the Financial Fundamentals Program. This comprehensive free service that ValleyStar provides is a financial education initiative aiming to provide the entire P&HCC student body with essential financial knowledge and skills as well as incentivize students to take proactive steps toward financial literacy.
Building on a successful program initially offered to P&HCC student-athletes last year, the expanded collaboration now ensures all students have access to vital resources to confidently manage their finances and build a robust financial future.
To support this initiative, ValleyStar Credit Union is donating $20,000 to the P&HCC Foundation to enhance financial literacy resources and bolster student success initiatives.
"We are grateful for ValleyStar's continued commitment to our students. Expanding this partnership will provide meaningful financial education that empowers our campus community and supports long-term student success."
— Dr. Greg Hodges, President, Patrick & Henry Community College
ValleyStar Credit Union CEO Mike Warrell highlighted the significance of this investment in the future, "We are thrilled to contribute positively to this community. Education is one of our core pillars and ensuring today's youth have a strong financial foundation is incredibly important to us. This partnership allows us to equip students with real-life financial skills that will benefit them long after graduation."
This collaborative initiative reflects a shared commitment between ValleyStar Credit Union and P&HCC to enhance community strength through education, empowerment, and long-term personal success.
About ValleyStar Credit Union: All across Virginia, ValleyStar Credit Union has been serving businesses and families since 1953. It's our mission to make banking and managing your finances as easy and convenient as possible. We want to get beyond the dry language of mortgages, loans, accounts, and credit cards to what you really care about – the house you'd love to own, the bigger car, the credit card that works with your lifestyle, reaching that goal of a law degree, owning a small business, or a secure retirement. If you can dream it, we can help you achieve it.
We are also committed to supporting and serving the communities where you live and work so that, together, we can strive to lead better, more financially secure lives. When you speak to a ValleyStar employee, you'll understand what makes us different. We all have goals, and our goal is to figure out the smartest and easiest way for you to achieve yours. We're always trying to be better to help make your life better. Founded on the principle of mutual benefit, credit unions return earnings to members in the form of lower loan rates, higher interest on deposits, and lower fees. With ValleyStar Credit Union, you get less charges and more value.
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Steve Hildebrand, ValleyStar Credit Union, 1 540-420-7630, [email protected], www.valleystar.org
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