Volunteer today, and be a great tutor!
Volunteer today, and be a great tutor!
New Haven Reads has the best tutors in the world! They are smart, kind, funny, and they show up for our students. Every. Single. Day. YOU can join them! For just one hour a week, you can change a child's life forever. Volunteer today, and be a great tutor! Our volunteers are the heart and soul of New Haven Reads,
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Support New Haven Reads!
Support New Haven Reads!
New Haven Reads is creating a more equitable community where children can achieve their dreams and lifelong success through the power of reading. And, we need your financial support to do so! Since 2001, New Haven Reads has been building a community of readers thanks to the support of key community members like you! Our program has worked with over
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Mural Dedication Ceremony
Mural Dedication Ceremony
Mural Dedication Ceremony Thank you to everyone who joined us Saturday for the dedication of our mural! It was wonderful to hear Marsh explain her process and share it with our students and guests. Our Bristol Street students created drawings of what they would like to see in the mural and Marsh used them as her inspiration. All of our
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Our new Book Bridge program is underway!
Our new Book Bridge program is underway!
New Haven Reads is excited to announce the new book delivery program called Book Bridge! This new book delivery program is for first and second grade teachers in Hamden, New Haven, and West Haven. All students in a participating classroom will receive 2-3 gently used books twice a year, delivered right to your school! Teachers will also receive 2 brand new
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Book Bank Hours
Book Bank Hours
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Sharing the joy and power of reading

New Haven Reads increases the literacy skills of children by providing individually tailored one-on-one after school tutoring, educational family support, and a community book bank, all at no cost to participants.

Since New Haven Reads was founded in 2001, we have supported more than 7,000 students and distributed over 2.5 million books back into the community, thanks to the help of over 6,000 volunteers. Every week, our one-on-one tutoring and Pre-K/Kindergarten programs respectively serve over 350 children at three New Haven locations….

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All of our programs are free of charge!

One-on-one tutoring: A structured hour of individualized literacy help.

Pre-K/Kindergarten: Small class literacy instruction twice a week

Book Bank: A building full of free books for anyone who wants them

Book Orders: A program to request books for pick up Field Trips …

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Join more than 400 volunteers and nearly 700 donors who help us spread the joy and power of reading every day. Your financial investment enables New Haven Reads to provide critical literacy services to our Greater New Haven community. We’re looking for passionate, committed volunteers who are eager to make positive contributions to the New …

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Our Work and Impact

7,000

students tutored since 2001

 

405

students

 

100%

improved in one area of reading

 

2.6M

books distributed since 2001

 

142

students twice a week

 

90%

improved their comprehension

 

10,000

volunteers since 2001

 

86

field trips

 

5

locations across New Haven

 

 

TUTOR

“It’s the best! I’m still so grateful to the people who taught me how to read. Being (a small) part of a young person’s journey is so meaningful.”

 

STUDENT

“Since coming to New
Haven Reads. I’ve been getting better grades and better at reading! I moved up in my reading group at school.”

 

PARENT

“At school you can only
do so much, at home you
can only do so much,
but NHR has it all.”

 

DONOR

“Reading books helps
us learn about ourselves, empathize with others, and figure out a world that is
often scary and confusing.
Books save lives.”

Sharing the joy and power of reading

New Haven Reads increases the literacy skills of children by providing individually tailored one-on-one after school tutoring, educational family support, and a community book bank, all at no cost to participants.