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The Dollar General Literacy Foundation announced the award of more than $240,000 in literacy grants to Georgia nonprofit organizations, libraries and schools. The 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. The grants awarded to Georgia organizations are expected to positively impact the lives of more than 16,000 Georgians.
“In keeping with Dollar General’s mission of Serving Others, we are excited to provide grants to support literacy and education initiatives in the communities we proudly call home,” said Todd Vasos, Dollar General’s CEO and Dollar General Literacy Foundation board member. “Each year, funds provided by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation make a real difference by providing the tools that students, adults and families need to pursue new opportunities and accomplish their goals. We believe these programs empower the communities we serve, and we are honored to play a role in their success.”
The statewide grants are part of more than $8.3 million that the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded this month. Recipients of the grants 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. Georgia recipients are listed below and a comprehensive list of grant recipients may be found online at www.dgliteracy.org.
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Organization
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City
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County
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Grant Amount
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Agape Community Center
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Atlanta
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Fulton
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$2,000.00
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All Us We
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Dallas
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Paulding
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$8,000.00
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Asian American Resource Foundation Inc.
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Duluth
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Gwinnett
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$10,000.00
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Atlanta Technical College Foundation, Inc..
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Atlanta
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Fulton
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$8,000.00
|
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Augusta Technical College Foundation
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Augusta
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Richmond
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$6,000.00
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B.R.I.D.G.E of Columbus, Inc.
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Columbus
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Muscogee
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$7,000.00
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Boys & Girls Clubs of North Georgia
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Jasper
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Pickens
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$2,000.00
|
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Brooks County Middle School
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Quitman
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Brooks
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$2,000.00
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Coastal Plain Regional Library
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Tifton
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Tift
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$1,000.00
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Columbus Literate Community Program
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Columbus
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Muscogee
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$8,000.00
|
|
Communities In Schools of Milledgeville Baldwin County
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Milledgeville
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Baldwin
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$10,000.00
|
|
Cross Connection International
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Duluth
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Gwinnett
|
$4,500.00
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De Soto Trail Regional Library
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Camilla
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Mitchell
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$1,000.00
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Elbert County Public Library
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Elberton
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Elbert
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$1,000.00
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Fannin Literacy Action Group
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Blue Ridge
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Fannin
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$8,000.00
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First Foundation Kids, Inc.
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Duluth
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Gwinnett
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$1,500.00
|
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Forsyth County Certified Literate Community Program
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Cumming
|
Forsyth
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$5,000.00
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Forsyth County Certified Literate Community Program
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Cumming
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Forsyth
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$4,000.00
|
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Friends of Refugees Inc.
|
Clarkston
|
Dekalb
|
$10,000.00
|
|
Georgia Piedmont Technical College
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Clarkston
|
Dekalb
|
$10,000.00
|
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Gilmer Learning Center, Inc.
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Ellijay
|
Gilmer
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$10,000.00
|
|
Greenville High School
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Greenville
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Meriwether
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$2,500.00
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Hattiesburg University Foundation
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Atlanta
|
Fulton
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$10,000.00
|
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Hispanic Alliance GA
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Gainesville
|
Hall
|
$8,000.00
|
|
International Rescue Committee, Inc.
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Atlanta
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DeKalb
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$10,000.00
|
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Ivy Preparatory Academy at Kirkwood for Girls
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Atlanta
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DeKalb
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$1,500.00
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J.C. Magill Elementary School
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Loganville
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Walton
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$2,000.00
|
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Kennesaw State University Foundation
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Kennesaw
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Cobb
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$2,000.00
|
|
LaAmistad, Inc.
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Atlanta
|
Fulton
|
$10,000.00
|
|
Latin American Association
|
Atlanta
|
Fulton
|
$10,000.00
|
|
Literacy Action, Inc.
|
Atlanta
|
Fulton
|
$8,000.00
|
|
Long County Public Library
|
Ludowici
|
Long
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$1,000.00
|
|
Lumpkin County Literacy Coalition
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Dahlonega
|
Lumpkin
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$10,000.00
|
|
Miracle Making Ministries, Inc.
|
Augusta
|
Richmond
|
$2,000.00
|
|
New Birth Fellowship of Praise
|
Griffin
|
Spalding
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$2,000.00
|
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OFTC Foundation – North
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Sandersville
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Washington
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$8,000.00
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Peach County Public Libraries
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Fort Valley
|
Peach
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$500.00
|
|
Perry Career Academy Adult Education Program
|
Jonesboro
|
Clayton
|
$8,500.00
|
|
Project Transformation North Georgia Inc.
|
Stone Mountain
|
DeKalb
|
$3,000.00
|
|
Rainbow Park Baptist Church Community Learning Center
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Decatur
|
DeKalb
|
$1,500.00
|
|
Royce Learning Center
|
Savannah
|
Chatham
|
$8,000.00
|
|
Royce Learning Center
|
Savannah
|
Chatham
|
$2,000.00
|
|
Southern Crescent Technical College Foundation, Inc.
|
Griffin
|
Spalding
|
$10,000.00
|
|
Squirrel Hollow, Inc.
|
Fairburn
|
Fulton
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$2,000.00
|
|
Talmo Public Library
|
Talmo
|
Jackson
|
$500.00
|
|
The Savannah Country Day School, Inc.
|
Savannah
|
Chatham
|
$2,000.00
|
In addition to the grants awarded today, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation is also currently accepting applications for youth literacy grants through Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 10 p.m. CT. 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.
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