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“New Haven Reads is family”
Updated on April 18, 2019
Check out our latest video, featuring some of our graduating seniors: Magaly, Deon, Jeffrey, and Jordan!
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Behind the Scenes with a NHR Tutor and Student
Updated on April 9, 2019
“Hey,” Sukeyna says, sliding into the seat next to me. I just barely see her before I hear her, a blur of bright pink puffy jacket in my peripheral vision. I started tutoring Sukeyna in September 2018, and she never fails to remind me of a sandpiper—tiny and bright-eyed, a perpetual whirlwind of energy, giggles, sharp elbows, and occasional obstinacy.
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Donor Spotlight: Stephane G.
Updated on March 28, 2019
Of the many ways to get involved with New Haven Reads, Stephane Girard personally participates in a good number of them. He volunteered as a reading tutor from 2015 to 2018 , and last year he joined the Spelling Bee committee. Thinking on his experience as a tutor, he said, “[The students’] motivation and personality make spending the hour with them a pleasure.”
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Donor Spotlight: Bonnie D.
Updated on March 20, 2019
One of the truly special things about New Haven Reads is the group of remarkable individuals we are proud to call our sustaining donors. One of those individuals is Bonnie, who, despite moving to China, has kept up her commitment and is now one of NHR’s longest-running sustaining donors. We recently asked her some questions about her experience and why she contributes.
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Top 5 Reasons to Become a Sustaining Donor
Posted on March 13, 2019
Every day, NHR’s staff and volunteers come together to create a community of skilled and confident readers. By becoming a sustaining donor and making an automatic, tax-deductible gift each month, you can support this work and our impact on hundreds of students, families, and greater New Haven community members.
You don’t have to take our word for it though! We recently surveyed some of our amazing sustaining donors, and they let us know some of their reasons for signing up to support New Haven Reads.
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
Program Overview Since New Haven Reads was founded in 2001, we have supported more than 3,500 students and distributed over 1.7 million books back into the community, thanks to the help of over 2,900 volunteers. Today, the one-on-one… Read More
Join more than 400 volunteers and nearly 700 donors who help us spread the joy and power of reading each and every day. Your financial investment enables New Haven Reads to provide critical literacy services to our Greater… Read More
Families
Student Spotlight
Student Spotlight: Esteban
Throughout their time with New Haven Reads, the Perez family has demonstrated how a community of readers is built one child at a time.
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