Making a $4 Million Difference: Dollar General Literacy Foundation Provides Youth Literacy Grants to 960 Schools & Organizati...
September 07 2017 - 5:55AM
Business Wire
This morning, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded
more than $4 million in grants to more than 960 schools,
organizations and nonprofits to support youth literacy programs.
Awarded annually at the academic school year’s inception, these
grants help support teachers, schools and nonprofit organizations
throughout the 44 states that Dollar General serves.
“Through our mission of Serving Others, we are excited to
support literacy and education across the communities we call
home,” said Todd Vasos, Dollar General’s chief executive officer.
“We hope the Dollar General Literacy Foundation’s youth literacy
grants help strengthen literacy programs, expand library
collections, inspire a love of reading in students and make a
distinct impact to enhance the lives of children.”
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than
$140 million in grants to nonprofit organizations as part of its
commitment to helping increase the literacy skills for individuals
of all ages. Since its inception in 1993, the Dollar General
Literacy Foundation has helped more than nine million individuals
take their first steps toward literacy or continued education.
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation also supports individuals
in the communities that Dollar General stores serve who may be
interested in learning how to read, speak English or prepare for
the high school equivalency test. Referrals to a local
organization that provides free literacy services are available
online here or a postage-paid reply card that can be mailed in for
information is available at the cash register of every Dollar
General store.
A complete list of grant recipients may be found online at
www.dgliteracy.org. Grant applications for the 2018 grant cycle to
benefit adult, family, summer and youth literacy programs will be
available on January 2, 2018. The Dollar General Literacy
Foundation awards funds each year to nonprofit organizations,
schools and libraries within a 20-mile radius of a Dollar General
store or distribution center to support adult, family, summer and
youth literacy programs.
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Department at 1-877-944-DGPR (3477) or via email at
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Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers
for over 75 years. Dollar General helps shoppers Save time. Save
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and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids,
cleaning supplies, clothing for the family, housewares and seasonal
items at low everyday prices in convenient neighborhood locations.
Dollar General operated 14,000 stores in 44 states as of August 19,
2017. In addition to high quality private brands, Dollar General
sells products from America's most-trusted brands such as Procter
& Gamble, Kimberly-Clark, Unilever, Kellogg's, General Mills,
Nabisco, Hanes, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola. Learn more about Dollar
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