Dollar General Literacy Foundation Awards More Than $150,000 to South Carolina Schools, Nonprofits and Literacy Organizations
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation announced the award of more than $150,000 in literacy grants to South Carolina nonprofit organizations, libraries and schools this morning. These funds are aimed at supporting adult, family and summer literacy programs within a 20-mile radius of a Dollar General store or distribution center across the 44 states Dollar General serves, and plan to positively impact the lives of nearly 11,000 South Carolinians.
“Dollar General is excited to provide these organizations with funding to support literacy and education throughout the 44 states we serve,” said Todd Vasos, Dollar General’s CEO. “Providing these grants and supporting the communities we call home reflects our mission of Serving Others and it’s rewarding to see the impact these funds have.”
Statewide grants are part of more than $7.5 million that the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded this morning. Recipients of today’s grant announcements plan to use Dollar General Literacy Foundation funds to help adults learn to read, prepare for the high school equivalency exam, promote childhood summer reading or learn English. South Carolina recipients are listed below and a comprehensive list of grant recipients may be found online at www.dgliteracy.org.
| Organization Name | City | County | Amount |
| Friends of the Anderson County Library | Anderson | ANDERSON | $2,000.00 |
| The Literacy Center | Bluffton | BEAUFORT | $7,000.00 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach Services, Inc. | Johns Island | CHARLESTON | $7,000.00 |
| Palmetto Project, Inc. | North Charleston | CHARLESTON | $6,000.00 |
| Trident Literacy Association | North Charleston | CHARLESTON | $10,000.00 |
| Central Carolina Technical College/Clarendon County Adult Education | Manning | CLARENDON | $7,000.00 |
| Florence County Library | Florence | FLORENCE | $2,000.00 |
| South Carolina Future Minds | Florence | FLORENCE | $2,000.00 |
| Ex-Cel Enchanted Learning | Georgetown | GEORGETOWN | $2,000.00 |
| Greenville County Schools Lifelong Learning | Greenville | GREENVILLE | $7,000.00 |
| Greenville Literacy Association, Inc. | Greenville | GREENVILLE | $7,000.00 |
| Resurrected Treasure Ministries, Inc. | Greenville | GREENVILLE | $2,000.00 |
| United Ministries | Greenville | GREENVILLE | $7,000.00 |
| Youthbase, Inc. | Greenville | GREENVILLE | $2,000.00 |
| Hampton County Literacy Council, Inc. | Varnville | HAMPTON | $7,000.00 |
| Horry County Literacy Council, Inc. | Myrtle Beach | HORRY | $4,125.00 |
| Horry County Schools Adult Education | Conway | HORRY | $7,000.00 |
| The S & M Foundation | Lancaster | LANCASTER | $7,000.00 |
| Harbison West Elementary School | Columbia | LEXINGTON | $2,000.00 |
| King’s Court | Mullins | MARION | $2,000.00 |
| Friends of the Marian Wright Edelman Public Library | Bennettsville | MARLBORO | $1,500.00 |
| North Family Community School | North | ORANGEBURG | $7,000.00 |
| School District Of Pickens County Adult Learning Center | Easley | PICKENS | $7,000.00 |
| United Way of Pickens County | Easley | PICKENS | $3,000.00 |
| Acercamiento Hispano de Carolina del Sur | Columbia | RICHLAND | $7,000.00 |
| EdVenture, Inc. | Columbia | RICHLAND | $2,000.00 |
| Temple of Faith Bible Way Church | Gadsden | RICHLAND | $2,000.00 |
| Spartanburg School District Four | Woodruff | SPARTANBURG | $7,000.00 |
| Union County Carnegie Library | Union | UNION | $12,000.00 |
| Union County First Steps | Union | UNION | $6,000.00 |
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is also currently accepting applications for youth literacy grants through Thursday, May 18, 2017. Youth literacy grants support schools, public libraries and nonprofit organizations in implementing new or expanding existing literacy efforts. Funding can be used to purchase new technology, equipment, books, materials or software to enhance literacy programs. Applications are available online at www.dgliteracy.org.
