This week, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded Northside Neighborhood House a $7,000 grant to support adult literacy and education. This local grant award is part of more than $7.5 million in grants awarded to nearly 900 schools, nonprofits and organizations across the 44 states that Dollar General serves.
"We are thrilled to receive funding from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to support our Adult Education Program, “ said Brianne Lalor, chief development officer for the Northside Neighborhood House. “We started this program in 2007 because many of our clients were in need of Adult Education and wanted to have access to more opportunities by earning their high school equivalency degree. We have seen many lives transformed through this program.”
Students meet three days a week at the NNH main office and benefit from one on one tutoring from the adult education director and faithful volunteers (including retired educators and current education majors). Through the program, students can also access practice materials online in case they can’t make it in for class in person. The NNH partners with Tennessee College of Applied Technology to deliver programming.
“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.”
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation supports initiatives that help others improve their lives through literacy and education. Since its inception in 1993, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $135 million in grants to nonprofit organizations; helping more than 8.6 million individuals take their first steps toward literacy or continued education.