Winter 2026 Newsletter
Winter 2026 Newsletter
Everything starts with literacy. Our Impact Starts With YOU! We had an incredible year of expansion, growing our programs with new locations. Our students and tutors were busy working together and building reading skills. We are also extremely excited to be celebrating 25 years of sharing the joy and power of reading! Read all about successful winter, our amazing donor
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Please support New Haven Reads!
Please 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. Because of you - 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 10,000 students and distributed 3 million books
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Celebrating 2025!
Celebrating 2025!
2025 was a very busy year for New Haven Reads! Between all of our programs, we served 461 students during 16,918 program hours with over 450 volunteers to help! Our Outreach team attended over 50 events in our community spreading the word about New Haven Reads, recruiting volunteers, and distributing books to adults and children. Our Book Bank hosted 85
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Volunteer Spotlight
Volunteer Spotlight
When and why did you first start volunteering with NHR? I started volunteering this past summer because I love to teach and couldn't think of a more important skill to help teach than reading, which is such a fundamental and important skill in all areas of life. I also love to be around kids, and New Haven Reads is a
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Our Impact Starts With YOU!
Our Impact Starts With YOU!
Big change starts with small action. If you are looking to make a difference in the world, the best place to begin is right here, in our very own community. Help us make New Haven a better place for our children.  Want to know what it’s like to be a tutor at New Haven Reads? Click here to read all the information
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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 10,000 students and distributed over 3 million books back into the community, thanks to the help of over 14,000 volunteers. Every week, our one-on-one tutoring and Pre-K/Kindergarten programs respectively serve over 400 children at seven 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

10,000

students tutored since 2001

 

406

students attending weekly

 

100%

improved literacy scores in 24-25

 

3M

books distributed since 2001

 

142

students twice a week

 

90%

improved comprehension score 24-25

 

14,000

volunteers since 2001

 

85

field trips in 2025

 

7

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.