{"id":398735,"date":"2020-12-14T06:58:17","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T11:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=398735"},"modified":"2020-12-14T06:58:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T11:58:17","slug":"dollar-general-and-the-dollar-general-literacy-foundation-announce-initial-racial-justice-and-education-grant-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/dollar-general-and-the-dollar-general-literacy-foundation-announce-initial-racial-justice-and-education-grant-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"Dollar General and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation Announce Initial Racial Justice and Education Grant Recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }\n.bwuline { text-decoration: underline }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>Dollar General and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation Announce Initial Racial Justice and Education Grant Recipients<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\">\nMajor Retailer Updates Key Operating Priority to Further Support Mission of <b><i>Serving Others<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nDollar General (NYSE: DG) and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation announced today three initial grant recipients<i \/>as part of a $5 million racial justice and education commitment <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewscenter.dollargeneral.com%2Fnews%2Fdollar-general-and-the-dollar-general-literacy-foundation-announce-5-million-pledge-to-support-racial-justice-and-education.htm&amp;esheet=52345962&amp;newsitemid=20201214005016&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=shared&amp;index=1&amp;md5=82c329c58082e2e712fc3e12eb127c63\">shared<\/a> earlier this year. This pledge reflects DG\u2019s ongoing mission of <b><i>Serving Others<\/i><\/b> and its continued focus on diversity and inclusion by providing support to organizations that are working to accelerate racial equity. Recipients include the Equal Justice Initiative, Operation Hope and INROADS.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nInternally, the Company continues to elevate its commitment to diversity and inclusion as evidenced by the recent amendment to one of its key operating priorities. <i>Investing in our diverse teams through development, empowerment, and inclusion<\/i> now more closely aligns with DG\u2019s focus on creating and fostering an inclusive environment where every employee feels valued, respected and supported.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cAs one of America\u2019s essential retailers, DG remains committed to elevating our mission of <b><i>Serving Others<\/i><\/b>, while keeping our core value of respecting the dignity and differences of others evident in all we do,\u201d said Todd Vasos, Dollar General\u2019s CEO and Dollar General Literacy Foundation board member. \u201cWe are proud to put our beliefs into action, both internally and externally, and we look forward to continuing to strengthen our efforts to advance equity and inclusion through our partnerships with the Equal Justice Initiative, Operation Hope and INROADS.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\nToday\u2019s funding includes a multi-year commitment to support the Equal Justice Initiative\u2019s work to address criminal justice reform and challenge racial and economic injustice through education and awareness. The Atlanta-based Operation Hope will receive funds to support its efforts to advance financial dignity and inclusion through financial literacy training and coaching programs. INROADS will receive $1 million to support internship and education programs for ethnically diverse students across the country.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cOperation HOPE is honored to receive this $1 million grant from Dollar General to help support our work around increasing financial literacy, fueling inclusion, and empowering opportunity through our programs for youth and adults,\u201d said John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE. \u201cPublic-private partnerships like these are the foundation of creating a more equitable future for all Americans and we are proud to be in alignment together.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cIt will take an entire Community of Action to accelerate racial equality, and INROADS is honored to be a part of that important and timely work with Dollar General,\u201d says Forest T. Harper, Jr., INROADS president and CEO. \u201cDollar General\u2019s commitment to racial equity should impact those who are in greatest need, and this impact should drive the irreversible, sustainable solutions to closing the racial wealth gap in America.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\nDG and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation plan to announce additional grant recipients in 2021.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nFor additional information, please visit the <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewscenter.dollargeneral.com%2F&amp;esheet=52345962&amp;newsitemid=20201214005016&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Dollar+General+Newsroom&amp;index=2&amp;md5=dab653b3d550b20bdb2c487b5bd756f5\">Dollar General Newsroom <\/a>or contact Media Relations at 1-877-944-DGPR (3477) or via email at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:dgpr@dg.com\">dgpr@dg.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"bwuline\">About Dollar General Corporation<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nDollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers for more than 80 years. Dollar General helps shoppers Save time. Save money. Every day!\u00ae by offering products that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, housewares and seasonal items at everyday low prices in convenient neighborhood locations. Dollar General operated 16,979 stores in 46 states as of October 30, 2020. In addition to high-quality private brands, Dollar General sells products from America&#8217;s most-trusted manufacturers such as Clorox, Energizer, Procter &amp; Gamble, Hanes, Coca-Cola, Mars, Unilever, Nestle, Kimberly-Clark, Kellogg&#8217;s, General Mills, and PepsiCo. Learn more about Dollar General at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dollargeneral.com&amp;esheet=52345962&amp;newsitemid=20201214005016&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.dollargeneral.com&amp;index=3&amp;md5=195524ab88cd77ff4c10a81f674ca79c\">www.dollargeneral.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"bwuline\">About Dollar General Literacy Foundation<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nThe 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 $186 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping more than 12 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 20-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 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dgliteracy.org&amp;esheet=52345962&amp;newsitemid=20201214005016&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.dgliteracy.org&amp;index=4&amp;md5=719d4962c5e59e20caa9e3a99410390b\">www.dgliteracy.org<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"bwuline\">About Equal Justice Initiative<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nThe Equal Justice Initiative is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.proofpoint.com%2Fv2%2Furl%3Fu%3Dhttps-3A__eji.org_about_%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DfEu2bgw3pNXAPCclXAucaUr2IoGZ7yiSSHPvd02mOBQ%26r%3D4XgJe72WMlFtz2cpY1jM1qPhgWYsluvTKs7Cmkb1xCk%26m%3D9Jsbj6vfSJGueGBekztTtRZhbHzs3iwsJi6FAttaQys%26s%3DFSHCfkCV24BhDQGbcfW0DyCOlk1rFj7mCe1stdrJiy4%26e%3D&amp;esheet=52345962&amp;newsitemid=20201214005016&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=About+EJI&amp;index=5&amp;md5=dec25aa9cebf35ad5af98232c2bc05d8\">About EJI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"bwuline\">About Operation HOPE, Inc.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nSince 1992, Operation HOPE has been moving America from civil rights to \u201csilver rights\u201d with the mission of making free enterprise and capitalism work for the underserved\u2014disrupting poverty for millions of low and moderate-income youth and adults across the nation. Through our community uplift model, HOPE Inside, which received the 2016 Innovator of the Year recognition by American Banker magazine, Operation HOPE has served more than 4 million individuals and directed more than $3.2 billion in economic activity into disenfranchised communities\u2014turning check-cashing customers into banking customers, renters into homeowners, small business dreamers into small business owners, minimum wage workers into living wage consumers, and uncertain disaster victims into financially empowered disaster survivors. Project 5117 is our multi-year four-pronged approach to combating economic inequality that aims to improve financial literacy, increase business role models and business internships for youth in underserved communities, and stabilize the American dream by boosting FICO scores. Operation HOPE recently received its sixth consecutive 4-star charity rating for fiscal management and commitment to transparency and accountability by the prestigious non-profit evaluator, Charity Navigator. For more information: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.proofpoint.com%2Fv2%2Furl%3Fu%3Dhttps-3A__slack-2Dredir.net_link-3Furl-3Dhttp-253A-252F-252Fwww.OperationHOPE.org%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DfEu2bgw3pNXAPCclXAucaUr2IoGZ7yiSSHPvd02mOBQ%26r%3D4XgJe72WMlFtz2cpY1jM1qPhgWYsluvTKs7Cmkb1xCk%26m%3D47zb6xlsWlmhnKaP62F_an1kS4_P4L1JQDBaMk8YZyg%26s%3DSzHIu1noPFLX2ykJtMDwk9AgLxUKBU_sQomcsP003p8%26e%3D&amp;esheet=52345962&amp;newsitemid=20201214005016&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.OperationHOPE.org&amp;index=6&amp;md5=9a47092cb2faaa37ef8252ae0275209f\">www.OperationHOPE.org<\/a>. Follow Operation HOPE on Twitter and Facebook @operationhope\n<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"bwuline\">About INROADS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nINROADS was founded more than 50 years ago. Inspired by the famed I Have a Dream speech, Frank Carr founded INROADS to remove career barriers to corporate opportunities for people of color. Today, INROADS is credited with establishing the Black middle class. With more than 40,000 alumni, INROADS is the largest nonprofit organization committed to leadership and career development for underserved and underrepresented talent in the world. INROADS has placed students in more than 154,000 paid internships throughout its history, and graduated more than 40,000 alumni into full-time professional and leadership positions with more than 1,000 corporate partners. Currently, INROADS serves 800-1,300 interns and 200 corporate clients. Learn more at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.proofpoint.com%2Fv2%2Furl%3Fu%3Dhttp-3A__INROADS.org%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DfEu2bgw3pNXAPCclXAucaUr2IoGZ7yiSSHPvd02mOBQ%26r%3D4XgJe72WMlFtz2cpY1jM1qPhgWYsluvTKs7Cmkb1xCk%26m%3Dmb0Ph0_va8tCrqxchc_cQCMODiaPlQmb6r_Nw3vQbR4%26s%3Dtj8zoFYS235fpZAsg-3x-I14z-_1GG_-sxDVPK5e_K0%26e%3D&amp;esheet=52345962&amp;newsitemid=20201214005016&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=INROADS.org&amp;index=7&amp;md5=9a8a1a7b2172345495aa71a637e0ea0f\">INROADS.org<\/a> and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn: @INROADSInc.\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20201214005016r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" style=\"width:0;height:0\" \/><span class=\"bwct31415\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mmgallerylink\"><span id=\"mmgallerylink-phrase\">View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span><span id=\"mmgallerylink-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20201214005016\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20201214005016\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nCrystal Ghassemi<br \/>\n<br \/>Media Hotline: 1-877-944-DGPR (3477)<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:dgpr@dollargeneral.com\">dgpr@dollargeneral.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b> United States North America Tennessee<\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Retail Other Philanthropy Discount\/Variety Philanthropy<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA:<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\">\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Logo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20201214005016\/en\/178017\/3\/DGNewStacked.jpg\" alt=\"Logo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dollar General and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation Announce Initial Racial Justice and Education Grant Recipients Major Retailer Updates Key Operating Priority to Further Support Mission of Serving Others GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211; Dollar General (NYSE: DG) and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation announced today three initial grant recipientsas part of a $5 million racial justice and education commitment shared earlier this year. This pledge reflects DG\u2019s ongoing mission of Serving Others and its continued focus on diversity and inclusion by providing support to organizations that are working to accelerate racial equity. Recipients include the Equal Justice Initiative, Operation Hope and INROADS. 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