Dollar General Literacy Foundation
Makes Historic Grant Announcement to Support Literacy and Education
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Wire: 5.13.2021
Dollar General
Literacy Foundation
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.”
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.
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Adult Literacy Grant Recipients
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Family Literacy Grant Recipients
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