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This article is about the Dorsey-Gray Literacy Program

History
The Dorsey-Gray Literacy Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c) organization founded in 2009. Your tax-deductible donation makes it possible for us to provide scholarships for high school and college students (graduate and undergraduate) to continue their education with ease. Established in 2009, the foundation award scholarships every year to high school seniors’ college and or grad students from across the United States. Students in all fifty states can benefit through this program. Since its inception, the foundation will be awarding a $500 scholarship to the winner of the essays they offer

Mission Statement
The mission of DGLF is to expand educational opportunities and enhance the lives of people of all ages and backgrounds by encouraging basic and advanced literacy and promoting total enrichment "one page at a time".

Scholarship
The annual scholarship program begins on November 25 of each calendar year and culminates on May 25 of the following calendar year with the announcement of the winners. Participants write essays based on either one or two novels authored by the non-profit founder, Althea Dorsey Gray. The scholarship program is open to all high school seniors and college undergraduate and graduate students. An unspecified number of winners are chosen by a panel of judges consisting of current and retired teachers, criminal justice professionals, and graduate students.