About Us

The Adopt-A-School program is an effective, grassroots partnership between education and the business and private sectors of Tuscaloosa County. The successful business-education partnership program proves that corporate America and our school systems can work cooperatively to make a positive impact in our community.

Initiated in 1985, the purpose of the program is to utilize the vast amounts of human resources and talents of the business community to strengthen, enhance and enrich the quality of education in our public schools in the Tuscaloosa City and County systems.

Tuscaloosa’s Adopt-A-School Program has become an expected part of our community’s educational fabric. We are fortunate to have the active involvement of eighty businesses, industries and organizations that work directly with specific schools as adopters. This includes such groups as retailers, manufacturers, civic organizations, utility companies, small businesses, financial institutions, real estate companies and financial institutions.

The Adopt-A-School is a joint partnership between the West Alabama Chamber of Commerce and the Tuscaloosa City and Tuscaloosa County School Systems. In 1985 educators and business leaders had a vision of area businesses and schools developing an effective working relationship between the business and industrial community and the local school systems. Four partnerships were initially created and all four of those partnerships are still going strong today. Since 1985 the program has grown to the current participation of eighty adopters for the 48 public schools in the Tuscaloosa City and Tuscaloosa County School Systems. While all public schools in both the Tuscaloosa City and Tuscaloosa County school systems have at least one adopter several schools are in need of a co-adopter to work with their existing partner.

Contact the Loo Whitfield, Adopt-A-School Director, 205-391-0563 or loo@tuscaloosachamber.com for additional information.