Dollar General Literacy Foundation awards $10K to DLC
Press Release
The Durham Literacy Center Receives $10,000 Grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to Support English Language and Job-Readiness for Immigrant Adults
Durham, NC – June 11, 2018 – This week, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded the Durham Literacy Center a $10,000 grant to support its English for Speakers of Other Languages Program. This local grant award is part of more than $8.3 million in grants awarded to more than 1,000 schools, nonprofits and organizations across the 44 states that Dollar General serves.
“We are delighted to receive the generous support for our ESOL Program from the Dollar General Foundation. These funds will enable us to provide tuition-free, high quality English instruction to adults at five sites across the county.” – Joan Zec Nelson, ESOL Program Coordinator
Over 200 immigrants and refugees will find economic security through participation in DLC’s English and Job-Readiness program. Adult English Language Learners must have higher language skills to thrive in the US economy. We will provide the English language and job-readiness skills instruction to they need to earn a living wage and/or enter vocational training programs, secondary or post-secondary education.
“We are honored to fund literacy and education initiatives, which support our mission of Serving Others,” said Todd Vasos, Dollar General’s CEO. “The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2018 and a legacy of helping people improve their lives through literacy and education. Including this grant, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has provided more than $154 million in funding to help more than 10 million people. We believe these programs can have a positive impact on the communities we serve and we look forward to continuing to partner with organizations dedicated to making a difference in the lives of millions of Americans.”
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is proud to support initiatives that help others improve their lives through literacy and education. Since its inception in 1993, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $154 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping more than 10 million individuals take their first steps toward literacy or continued education.
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 $154 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping more than 10 million individuals take their first steps toward literacy, a general education diploma or English proficiency. 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 75 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 14,609 stores in 44 states as of March 2, 2018. In addition to high-quality, private brands, Dollar General sells products from America's most-trusted brands such as Clorox, Energizer, Procter & Gamble, Hanes, Coca-Cola, Mars, Unilever, Nestle, Kimberly-Clark, Kellogg's, General Mills, and PepsiCo.