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The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently donated $4,000 to Henrico County Public Schools as part of more than $70,000 in youth literacy grant money it awarded to schools and nonprofits in Virginia.
The grants will provide financial funding to teachers, libraries and literacy organizations in the state. The company's foundation made similar grants to schools and organizations in each of the 44 states in which it operates – donations that totaled more than $3.4 million.
“The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is proud to be an ardent supporter of schools, libraries and nonprofit literacy organizations,” said Todd Vasos, Dollar General’s chief executive officer. “Dollar General’s mission is Serving Others, and this commitment comes to life through Dollar General Literacy Foundation grants that will impact thousands of students across the country. Since its inception 25 years ago, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has partnered with thousands of organizations focused on advancing the goals of literacy and education.”
To date, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $159 million in grants to schools, libraries and literacy organizations as part of its commitment to increase literacy skills for individuals of all ages.
Dollar General’s co-founder, J.L. Turner, was functionally illiterate and never completed a formal education. In 1993, company officials established the Dollar General Literacy Foundation in his honor. It has since helped more than 10 million individuals take their first steps toward literacy or continued education.
Each year, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awards funds to organizations located within a 20-mile radius of a Dollar General store or distribution center. Grant applications for 2019 youth, summer, family and adult literacy programs will be available Jan. 2, 2019.
