Dollar General Literacy Foundation Makes Historic Grant Announcement to Support Literacy and Education
May 13 2021 - 6:55AM
Business Wire
$10.5 Million Grant is Largest One-Day Donation
in the Foundation’s 28-Year History
Nearly 1,000 Schools, Nonprofits and Libraries
Receive Funding to Support Literacy and Educational Programs
Today, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation announced the
organization’s largest one-day grant donation in its 28-year
history of more than $10.5 million to support literacy and
education in the communities that Dollar General (NYSE: DG) serves.
Awarded to approximately 1,000 nonprofit organizations, libraries
and schools, the funds aim to support summer, family and adult
literacy programs and enrich the lives of nearly 900,000
individuals.
“We understand the meaningful impact that the Dollar General
Literacy Foundation investments and grants can have on local
schools, nonprofits and libraries, and we are pleased to provide
our largest one-day grant award to serve additional students this
year,” said Todd Vasos, Dollar General’s CEO and Dollar General
Literacy Foundation board member. “Our support of communities’
educational advancements remains unwavering. We are proud to
champion the positive work by each of today’s recipients and are
happy to help individuals increase their potential and pursue their
dreams of a better tomorrow through the power of education and
literacy.”
A complete list of today’s grant recipients is available online
at www.dgliteracy.org. Grant recipients plan to use awarded funds
to promote literacy and learning across a variety of programs
including promoting childhood summer reading, helping adults learn
to read and prepare for the high school equivalency exam and
helping individuals to learn English.
"For nearly 30 years, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has
been proud to invest in literacy and education programs in our
hometown communities," said Denine Torr, executive director of the
Dollar General Literacy Foundation. "The recent and significant
shifts in the educational landscape have made the Foundation’s
mission more critically important. As we work to create access to
high-quality instruction for all individuals, we share our
gratitude for the educators who are working to uplift and empower
others. We hope these funds will have a meaningful impact on
students and teachers across the country and look forward to seeing
the positive impact they have on learners.”
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is also currently
accepting applications for youth literacy grants through Thursday,
May 20, 2021 until 10 p.m. CT. Youth literacy grants support
schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations in
implementing new literacy efforts or expanding existing ones.
Funding can be used to purchase new technology, equipment, books,
materials, or software to enhance literacy programs. Grant
applications may be found online at http://www.dgliteracy.org.
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation supports organizations
that increase access to educational programming, stimulate and
enable innovation in the delivery of educational instruction and
inspire a love of reading. Each year, the Dollar General Literacy
Foundation awards funds to nonprofit organizations, schools, and
libraries within a 15-mile radius of a Dollar General store or
distribution center to support adult, family, summer, and youth
literacy programs. The Foundation also offers a student referral
program for individuals interested in learning how to read, speak
English, or prepare for the high school equivalency exam. Referrals
to a local organization that provides free literacy services are
available online here or through referral cards found in the Learn
to Read brochures that are available at the cash register of every
Dollar General store.
For additional information, photographs or items to supplement a
story, please visit the Dollar General Newsroom or contact the
Media Relations Department at 1-877-944-DGPR (3477) or via email at
dgpr@dollargeneral.com.
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
$197 million in grants, helping more than 14 million individuals
take their first steps toward literacy, a general education diploma
or English proficiency. Cal Turner, Jr. founded the Dollar General
Literacy Foundation to honor his grandfather and Dollar General’s
co-founder, J.L. Turner, who was functionally illiterate having
dropped out of school in the third grade to support his family. The
Foundation aims to provide support to schools, libraries and
nonprofit organizations that seek to improve adult, summer, youth
and family literacy initiatives. To learn more about the Dollar
General Literacy Foundation, visit www.dgliteracy.org.
About Dollar General Corporation
Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers
for more than 80 years. 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 17,266 stores in 46 states as of February 26,
2021. 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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