The following Literacy New York providers received Dollar General grants this week:

 

Literacy New York Buffalo-Niagara, Inc.

Literacy New York-Fulton, Montgomery, and Schoharie Counties, Inc.

Literacy Volunteers of America, Essex/Franklin Counties NY Inc.

Literacy Volunteers of Ontario-Yates, Inc.

Literacy Volunteers of Otsego and Delaware Counties

Literacy Volunteers of Sullivan County

LiteracyCNY

 

In total, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded more than $8.3 million to more than 1,000 nonprofit organizations, libraries and schools. The grants seek to support the Foundation’s commitment to advancing adult, family and summer literacy programs throughout the communities that Dollar General serves.

 

According to a press release issued by Dollar General,

Grant recipients plan to use the awarded funds to promote literacy and learning across a variety of programs including: promoting childhood summer reading, helping adults learn to read and prepare for the high school equivalency exam, and helping individuals to learn English. With more than 35 million American adults reading at the lowest level of literacy and 63 percent of fourth graders reading below a proficient level, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation believes that these targeted programs can deliver immediate and long-term impact.

 

For more about the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, https://www.dgliteracy.org/