Dollar General Literacy Foundation awards $90,000 in grants to Missouri organizations

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn., (KBSI) — The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $90,000 in grants to Missouri non-profit organizations, libraries and schools to support youth literacy programs.

The funds are part of a larger effort by the foundation, which recently awarded more than $3.5 million in grants across the country. The grants can be used for professional development opportunities or to purchase books, technology and materials to support K-12 students.

According to Denine Torr, executive director of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, the grants aim to provide vital support to local literacy programs.

Missouri Grant Recipients:

– Bunker: Bunker R-3, $5,000
– Clarkton: Clarkton C-4 School District, $5,000
– Edgar Springs: Phelps County R-3, $4,832
– Fulton: Fulton School District 58, $5,000
– Grandview: Mighty Roots Academy, $5,000
– Hayti: Hayti Heights Transformation, Inc., $5,000
– Hermitage: Hermitage Elementary School, $4,900
– Jefferson City: Belair Elementary School, $1,500
– Kansas City: Gordon Parks Elementary School, $4,000; Lead to Read Inc, $5,000
– Mountain Grove: MO-MOUNTAIN GROVE-MOUNTAIN GROVE Middle School, $3,000
– Neelyville: Neelyville R-IV School District, $4,000
– Oak Ridge: Oak Ridge R 6 School, $4,000
– Saint James: James Memorial Public Library, $2,568
– Saint Louis: Living WIth Purpose INC, $5,000; Gateway Region YMCA, $5,000; Miriam Foundation, $5,000; Lift For Life Academy, $4,300
– Savannah: Savannah High School, $3,000
– Sikeston: Southeast Elementary School, $1,000
– Springfield: Willard Central Elementary School, $5,000
– Strasburg: STRASBURG C-3 SCHOOL DISTRICT, $3,000