GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. (WTVY) -
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently announced plans to help make a difference during the upcoming academic year, with the award of nearly $100,000 in literacy grants in Alabama.
With these funds, educators at 35 schools, libraries and nonprofit organizations across the Alabama communities that Dollar General calls home will have additional resources to support new and ongoing youth literacy programs.
“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," Vasos said.
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.
The grants awarded to Alabama organizations are expected to positively impact the lives of more than 8,800 youth learners.
A list of the 2020 Alabama recipients can be found below. For a complete list of the recipients, visit www.dgliteracy.org.
| Organization City County Grant Amount: |
|---|
| Children’s Literacy Services Silverhill Baldwin $2,500 |
| Elsanor Elementary School Robertsdale Baldwin $2,500 |
| Pine Grove Elementary Bay Minette Baldwin $3,000 |
| Blount County Education Foundation Oneonta Blount $3,000 |
| Cherokee County School District Centre Cherokee $2,000 |
| Rucker Boulevard Elementary Enterprise Coffee $2,500 |
| Cherokee Elementary School Cherokee Colbert $2,500 |
| Colbert Heights Elementary School Tuscumbia Colbert $3,000 |
| Hatton Elementary School Leighton Colbert $3,000 |
| Leighton Elementary School Leighton Colbert $3,000 |
| New Bethel Elementary School Tuscumbia Colbert $3,000 |
| Central Elementary Rockford Coosa $3,000 |
| Sophia P Kingston Elementary School Selma Dallas $3,000 |
| Whole Child Community Center Selma Dallas $3,000 |
| Collinsville High School Collinsville De Kalb $2,000 |
| Geneva County Middle/High School Hartford Geneva $2,500 |
| Stevenson Elementary School Stevenson Jackson $3,000 |
| Better Basics, Inc. Birmingham Jefferson $3,000 |
| STAIR of Birmingham Birmingham Jefferson $4,000 |
| The Literacy Council of Central Alabama Birmingham Jefferson $3,000 |
| YWCA of Birmingham Birmingham Jefferson $3,000 |
| Sulligent High School Sulligent Lamar $2,500 |
| Learn to Read Council of Athens and Limestone County, Inc. Athens Limestone $2,500 |
| Chosen Abilities Resource Center, Inc. Huntsville Madison $2,500 |
| Riverton Elementary School Huntsville Madison $3,000 |
| Walnut Grove Elementary New Market Madison $2,500 |
| Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama Mobile Mobile $2,000 |
| Prichard Preparatory School, Inc. Whistler Mobile $2,500 |
| Lacey’s Spring School Lacey’s Spring Morgan $3,000 |
| Odenville Intermediate School Odenville Saint Clair $2,500 |
| Pelham Park Middle School Pelham Shelby $2,500 |
| Graham Elementary Talladega City Talladega Talladega $3,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of West Alabama, Inc. Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa $3,000 |
| Valley Jr. High School Jasper Walker $3,000 |
| F.S. Ervin Elem. Library Pine Hill Wilcox $3,000 |
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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