Two literacy grants have been awarded in Kansas City, Kan.
Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded grants to Donnelly College and the Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools.
Donnelly received $10,000 and the school district received $5,000.
The grants will be used to support adult, family and summer literacy rograms.
In addition, $25,000 was awarded to the Johnson County Community Foundation in Overland Park, $2,100 to the Operation Breakthrough in Kansas City, Mo., and $8,000 to Stacks Youth Project in Belton, Mo.
“At Dollar General, we are passionate about our mission of Serving Others throughout the communities we serve,” said Rick Dreiling, Dollar General’s chairman and CEO. “It’s exciting to see the Dollar General Literacy Foundation’s outreach in action as we partner with organizations to further education and literacy and make a real difference in people’s lives.”
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is also currently accepting applications for youth literacy grants through Thursday, May 22. Applications may be completed online at www.dgliteracy.org.