This week, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded Kosciusko Literacy Services  a $12,000 grant to support adult literacy.

This local grant award is part of more than $8.3 million in grants awarded to more than 1,000 schools, nonprofits and organizations across the 44 states that Dollar General serves.

Executive Director Cynthia Cates said the grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation makes the local community stronger by supporting the One-on-One Tutoring for Adults Program. In conjunction with Warsaw Adult Education, Kosciusko Literacy Services provides tutors for adult students who need additional help to learn to read, to earn a high school equivalency diploma, or to learn English as a new language. Each of these programs helps adults become self-sufficient members of the community by removing barriers to employment.

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Cates commended the foundation for the support and the Dollar General stores for operating in smaller communities not served by grocery stores.

“We are honored to fund literacy and education initiatives, which support our mission of serving others,” said Todd Vasos, Dollar General’s CEO. “The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2018 and a legacy of helping people improve their lives through literacy and education. Including this grant, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has provided more than $154 million in funding to help more than 10 million people. We believe these programs can have a positive impact on the communities we serve and we look forward to continuing to partner with organizations dedicated to making a difference in the lives of millions of Americans.”

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 $154 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping more than 10 million individuals take their first steps toward literacy or continued education.

Kosciusko Literacy Services fosters literacy for all ages in Kosciusko County.  Kosciusko Literacy Services is a member of ProLiteracy Worldwide, the International Literacy Association, and the Indiana Literacy Association.

Kosciusko Literacy Services is an IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit and a United Way Agency. United Way partially funds two programs: One-on-One Tutoring for Adults and Read to Grow Children's Book Club.  Grants, corporate and individual donors, an author dinner, and other in-house fundraising efforts provide additional support for the literacy programs. For more information on Kosciusko Literacy Services, visit www.koscisukoliteracyservices.org.