WATERVILLE — The Alfond Youth & Community Center recently was awarded a $4,000 grant to support its youth literacy program from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.
This local grant is a part of more than $4 million awarded to nonprofit organizations, libraries and schools in Dollar General’s hometown communities across the country to help extend a brighter future for K-12 students.
The AYCC After School Program used the funds to purchase iPads for satellite programs in Benton, China, Millstream and Oakland, which will allow youth to access Epic! Books and read a wide range of digital books despite limited physical collections.
Throughout the year, the children will maintain reading logs and participate in a contest to see which location can read the most books. The logs track and analyze reading progress over time and will determine which site earns an ice cream party by reading the most books. The program will be integrated into other literacy initiatives at the sites, such as group reading sessions and involving community readers.
A list of grant recipients is at dgliteracy.org.
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