Dollar General gives $9,000 to support literacy in the Mahoning Valley

September 10, 2015 at 11:19a.m.

YOUNGSTOWN — The Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded $9,000 to area schools, nonprofits and literacy organizations today.

Neighborhood Ministries Inc. in Campbell received $3,000; Austintown schools received $2,000; and Lakeview High School received $4,000.

These grant awards, used to enhance and support youth literacy and education programs, are part of more than $4 million in grants awarded today to about 870 schools, nonprofits and organizations throughout the 43 states Dollar General serves.