Here For What Matters: Building Pathways For Diverse Students

Since 2020, Dollar General has partnered with INROADS to support and build career pathways for diverse students across the country. DG was recently awarded the INROADS 2024 Frank C. Carr Corporate Partner of the Year Award at the organization’s Benefit Gala, recognizing the Company’s work towards equitable education for underrepresented talent.

Since INROADS founder, Frank C. Carr, established INROADS in 1970, the organization has helped more than 164,000 students prepare for employment with companies including DG, offering free career development programs and connecting students with highly competitive internship programs.

Over the last four years, DG has contributed over $3 million in support of INROADS’ programs, touching the lives of thousands, and is proud to offer internships and career opportunities to INROADS alumni, including Carl O., one of DG’s 2023-24 interns.

Carl learned about the DG internship program through his involvement with INROADS and decided to interview for the supplier diversity department. Being accepted to the program provided Carl with his first internship and allowed him to take steps towards a career with the supply chain.

“I have a passion for helping people and connecting them to opportunities,” said Carl. “DG allowed me to do this on a larger scale with my internship in supplier diversity, and I'm excited to continue this work in the future.”

After his internship concludes this spring, Carl will earn a degree from Savannah State University and become a first-generation college graduate. He was also recently extended an offer for a full-time transportation specialist role at DG.