A $4 Million Difference: Dollar General Literacy Foundation Awards Funds to Support a Successful 2020-2021 School Year
September 14 2020 - 6:55AM
Business Wire
Nearly 850 schools, libraries and nonprofit
organizations receive funds to support youth literacy programs
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently
announced plans to help make a difference during the upcoming
academic year with the award of more than $4 million in literacy
grants. With these funds, educators at nearly 850 schools,
libraries and nonprofit organizations across the communities that
Dollar General (DG: NYSE) calls home will have additional resources
to support new and ongoing youth literacy programs. A complete list
of the recipients can be found at www.dgliteracy.org.
“This year, many teachers, libraries and literacy organizations
are facing new challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,”
said Todd Vasos, Dollar General’s chief executive officer and
Dollar General Literacy Foundation board member. “Despite the
unprecedented obstacles, we admire the tremendous efforts and
commitments from educators as they work to provide students with
the tools they need to develop their literacy skills. We hope these
funds will help support their plans to advance learning and deliver
quality instruction in our hometown communities.”
In 1993, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation was created to
honor the Company’s co-founder, J.L. Turner, who was functionally
illiterate and never completed a formal education. During the past
27 years, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more
than $186 million in grants to schools, libraries and organizations
to support adult, family, summer and youth literacy. These funds
have helped positively impact more than 12 million people by
providing funding and resources to help individuals take their
first steps toward learning to read, learning English, or
completing their high school equivalency.
As part of its ongoing commitment to improve individuals’ lives
through literacy and education, the Dollar General Literacy
Foundation awards grants each year to literacy organizations
located within a 15-mile radius of a Dollar General store or
distribution center. Applications for the 2021 Dollar General
Literacy Foundation grant cycle will be available at
www.dgliteracy.org on January 4, 2021.
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About the Dollar General Literacy Foundation
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is proud to support
initiatives that help others improve their lives through literacy
and education. Since 1993, the Foundation has awarded more than
$186 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping more
than 12.5 million individuals take their first steps toward
literacy, a general education diploma or English proficiency. Each
year, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation provides financial
support to schools, nonprofit organizations and libraries within a
15-mile radius of Dollar General stores and distribution centers.
To learn more about the Dollar General Literacy Foundation or apply
for a literacy grant, visit www.dgliteracy.org.
About Dollar General Corporation
Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers
for more than 80 years through its mission of Serving
Others. Dollar General helps shoppers Save time. Save money.
Every day!® by offering products that are frequently used and
replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning
supplies, basic apparel, housewares and seasonal items at everyday
low prices in convenient neighborhood locations. Dollar General
operated 16,720 stores in 46 states as of July 31, 2020. In
addition to high-quality private brands, Dollar General sells
products from America's most-trusted manufacturers such as Clorox,
Energizer, Procter & Gamble, Hanes, Coca-Cola, Mars, Unilever,
Nestle, Kimberly-Clark, Kellogg's, General Mills, and PepsiCo.
Learn more about Dollar General at www.dollargeneral.com.
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