Grants part of more Than $13 million awarded to support literacy and education programs during 30th anniversary
“It is a joy to celebrate this historic grant announcement during our 30th anniversary year,” shared Denine Torr, executive director of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. “For three decades, DGLF’s investment in community programs has created meaningful access to literacy skills for adults, children and families alike and exemplified Dollar General’s mission of Serving Others. We believe everyone deserves the opportunity and access to a quality education, and we look forward to seeing these literacy grants inspire reading and build brighter futures.”
Texas recipients are listed below, and a comprehensive list of grant recipients may be found online at www.dgliteracy.org. The grants awarded to Texas organizations are expected to positively impact the lives of more than 51,000 individuals.
These grants aim to support schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations within a 15-mile radius of a Dollar General store or distribution center in implementing new literacy initiatives or expanding existing ones. Funding may be used to purchase new technology, equipment, books, materials, or software to enhance literacy programs. Learn more about the Foundation’s literacy grant programs online at http://www.dgliteracy.org.
Texas recipients include:
|
Organization Name |
City |
County |
Grant Amount |
|
Jourdanton Education Foundation |
Jourdanton |
ATASCOSA |
$ 3,000 |
|
Temple Literacy Council |
Temple |
BELL |
$ 1,600 |
|
Alamo Colleges Foundation |
San Antonio |
BEXAR |
$ 8,000 |
|
Each One Teach One, Inc. |
San Antonio |
BEXAR |
$ 8,000 |
|
Project Transformation Rio Texas |
San Antonio |
BEXAR |
$ 3,000 |
|
Restore Education |
San Antonio |
BEXAR |
$ 8,000 |
|
SA Youth |
San Antonio |
BEXAR |
$ 8,000 |
|
San Antonio Public Library Foundation |
San Antonio |
BEXAR |
$ 8,000 |
|
YMCA of Greater San Antonio |
San Antonio |
BEXAR |
$ 3,000 |
|
Friends of The Maud Public Library |
Maud |
BOWIE |
$ 3,000 |
|
Martindale Community Library |
Martindale |
CALDWELL |
$ 2,700 |
|
Proyecto Juan Diego |
Brownsville |
CAMERON |
$ 8,000 |
|
Boys And Girls Clubs of Harlingen |
Harlingen |
CAMERON |
$ 3,000 |
|
Jacksonville Public Library |
Jacksonville |
CHEROKEE |
$ 3,000 |
|
Eula & David Wintermann Library |
Eagle Lake |
COLORADO |
$ 3,000 |
|
Dalhart ISD |
Dalhart |
DALLAM |
$ 3,000 |
|
AES Literacy Institute, Inc. |
Dallas |
DALLAS |
$ 8,000 |
|
Beacon Hill Preparatory Institute |
Dallas |
DALLAS |
$ 3,000 |
|
Esperanza Ministries |
Dallas |
DALLAS |
$ 9,000 |
|
Esperanza Ministries |
Dallas |
DALLAS |
$ 2,000 |
|
First Presbyterian Church of Dallas, Texas Dba The Stewpot |
Dallas |
DALLAS |
$ 3,000 |
|
For Oak Cliff |
Dallas |
DALLAS |
$ 9,000 |
|
Heart House |
Dallas |
DALLAS |
$ 3,000 |
|
Lift |
Dallas |
DALLAS |
$ 8,000 |
|
Lift |
Dallas |
DALLAS |
$ 9,000 |
|
Readers 2 Leaders |
Dallas |
DALLAS |
$ 3,000 |
|
Southern Methodist University |
Dallas |
DALLAS |
$ 400,000 |
|
St. Philip's School & Community Center |
Dallas |
DALLAS |
$ 3,000 |
|
The Writer's Garret |
Dallas |
DALLAS |
$ 2,000 |
|
Vickery Meadow Learning Center |
Dallas |
DALLAS |
$ 8,000 |
|
Wilkinson Center |
Dallas |
DALLAS |
$ 8,000 |
|
Richardson Adult Literacy Center |
Richardson |
DALLAS |
$ 8,000 |
|
Books Are Gems |
El Paso |
EL PASO |
$ 2,000 |
|
El Paso Independent School District |
El Paso |
EL PASO |
$ 8,000 |
|
Socorro Independent School District Community Education |
El Paso |
EL PASO |
$ 8,000 |
|
Ysleta Community Learning Center |
El Paso |
EL PASO |
$ 8,000 |
|
Fannin Literacy Council |
Bonham |
FANNIN |
$ 5,000 |
|
Honey Grove Library & Learning Center |
Honey Grove |
FANNIN |
$ 8,000 |
|
Literacy Volunteers of Fort Bend County, Inc. |
Sugar Land |
FORT BEND |
$ 7,500 |
|
Santa Fe Texas Education Foundation |
Santa Fe |
GALVESTON |
$ 3,000 |
|
Multicultural Family Center |
Sherman |
GRAYSON |
$ 8,000 |
|
East Texas Literacy Council |
Longview |
GREGG |
$ 8,000 |
|
Seguin Public Library |
Seguin |
GUADALUPE |
$ 3,000 |
|
Friends of The Library - Hamilton County |
Hamilton |
HAMILTON |
$ 2,600 |
|
Association For The Advancement of Mexican Americans, Inc. |
Houston |
HARRIS |
$ 8,000 |
|
Education Foundation of Harris County |
Houston |
HARRIS |
$ 3,000 |
|
Education Foundation of Harris County |
Houston |
HARRIS |
$ 9,000 |
|
Memorial Assistance Ministries |
Houston |
HARRIS |
$ 8,000 |
|
Neighborhood Kidz Club |
Katy |
HARRIS |
$ 3,000 |
|
South Texas Literacy Coalition |
Edinburg |
HIDALGO |
$ 3,000 |
|
Pharr Literacy Project, Inc. |
Pharr |
HIDALGO |
$ 8,000 |
|
Boys & Girls Club of Weslaco, Inc. |
Weslaco |
HIDALGO |
$ 3,000 |
|
Literacy Lubbock |
Lubbock |
LUBBOCK |
$ 8,000 |
|
Palacios Community Hub |
Palacios |
MATAGORDA |
$ 2,000 |
|
Christian Women's Job Corps of Mclennan County |
Waco |
MCLENNAN |
$ 8,000 |
|
Driscoll Public Library |
Devine |
MEDINA |
$ 1,500 |
|
Permian Basin Adult Literacy Center |
Midland |
MIDLAND |
$ 5,000 |
|
Corpus Christi Literacy Council |
Corpus Christi |
NUECES |
$ 8,000 |
|
Flour Bluff Community Outreach Center |
Corpus Christi |
NUECES |
$ 8,000 |
|
East Parker County Library |
Aledo |
PARKER |
$ 3,000 |
|
Catholic Charities of The Texas Panhandle |
Amarillo |
POTTER |
$ 8,000 |
|
Cameron-J Jarvis Troup Municipal Library |
Troup |
SMITH |
$ 500 |
|
Goodwill Industries of East Texas |
Tyler |
SMITH |
$ 8,000 |
|
Literacy Council of Tyler |
Tyler |
SMITH |
$ 9,000 |
|
Friends And Foundation of The Arlington Public Library |
Arlington |
TARRANT |
$ 8,000 |
|
Literacy Texas |
Colleyville |
TARRANT |
$ 8,000 |
|
Literacy United Inc |
Fort Worth |
TARRANT |
$ 3,000 |
|
Howard College Concho Valley Adult Education And Literacy |
San Angelo |
TOM GREEN |
$ 5,000 |
|
Boys & Girls Clubs of Austin And Travis County, Inc. |
Austin |
TRAVIS |
$ 3,000 |
|
Communities In Schools of Central Texas |
Austin |
TRAVIS |
$ 9,000 |
|
Foundation Communities |
Austin |
TRAVIS |
$ 8,000 |
|
Literacy Coalition of Central Texas |
Austin |
TRAVIS |
$ 8,000 |
|
Manos De Cristo |
Austin |
TRAVIS |
$ 8,000 |
|
Todos Juntos Learning Center |
Austin |
TRAVIS |
$ 9,000 |
|
Youth And Family Alliance |
Austin |
TRAVIS |
$ 8,000 |
|
Brenham Next |
Brenham |
WASHINGTON |
$ 3,000 |
|
Literacy Volunteers of Laredo, Inc |
Laredo |
WEBB |
$ 8,000 |
|
Friends of Eula Hunt Beck Florence Public Library, Inc. |
Florence |
WILLIAMSON |
$ 3,000 |
|
Jarrell Community Library And Resource Center |
Jarrell |
WILLIAMSON |
$ 3,000 |
|
Alvord Public Library |
Alvord |
WISE |
$ 500 |
|
Yoakum County/Cecil Bickley Library |
Denver City |
YOAKUM |
$ 3,000 |
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 $233 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping more than 19.3 million individuals take their first steps toward literacy, a general education diploma or English proficiency. Each year, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation provides financial support to schools, nonprofit organizations and libraries within a 15-mile radius of Dollar General stores and distribution centers. To learn more about the Dollar General Literacy Foundation or apply for a literacy grant, visit www.dgliteracy.org.