The W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Champions for Change is an initiative of SkillsUSA, supported by a W.K. Kellogg Foundation grant.

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation was established in 1930 “to help people help themselves through the practical application of knowledge and resources to improve their quality of life and that of future generations.” Its programming activities center around the common vision of a world in which each person has a sense of worth; accepts responsibility for self, family, community, and societal well-being; and has the capacity to be productive, and to help create nurturing families, responsive institutions, and healthy communities. 

To achieve the greatest impact, the Foundation targets its grants toward specific areas. These include: health; food systems and rural development; youth and education; and philanthropy and volunteerism. Within these areas, attention is given to exploring learning opportunities in leadership; information and communication technology; capitalizing on diversity; and social and economic community development. Grants are concentrated in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the southern African countries of Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe.

SkillsUSA Work Force Ready System

Empowering students to succeed in meaningful careers with technical assessments and easy-to-administer programs.

Advisor Essentials Courses

Check out our online training modules, designed to help our Champions for Change pilot sites build successful SkillsUSA chapters.