Back to School 2026
Back to School 2026
Read about New Haven Reads' summer! Over 225 students participated in our summer one-on-one tutoring. Summer tutoring is an important way to keep kids engaged and learning throughout the summer while positioning them for success the following school year. We are also so excited to share that we gave away over 106,000 free books back into the community this past
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Intern Spotlight: Yahir
Intern Spotlight: Yahir
Name: Yahir Escobedo Martinez Hometown: West Haven, CT College and Major: Gateway Community College, Graphic Design and Illustration Tutoring Site: Willow Street Club: Math 1 and Chess Favorite Childhood Book: The Zodiac Legacy by Stan Lee and Stuart Moore. I had heard of New Haven Reads prior to starting my internship, but I didn’t fully understand the impact the organization
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Book Bank hours this week.
Book Bank hours this week.
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Summer Enrichment Club: Shine Your Light
Summer Enrichment Club: Shine Your Light
New Haven Reads Summer Session is full of different enrichment clubs that go along with the tutoring hour. The Shine Your Light Club at Science Park is one of them. Recently they designed mood boards with the students to help each student express themselves through art and creativity! They were able to add photos of their favorite things, use items
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Summer Literacy Camp 2026
Summer Literacy Camp 2026
This summer New Haven Reads Summer Literacy Camp was full of learning and fun! With support from the Woman’s Seamen’s Friend’s Society of CT, we were able to bring Mystic Aquarium to our Kindergarten camp four times this summer. Students learned about many aquatic animals including penguins, crabs, lobsters, snails, turtles and more. During each visit students learned about a
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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

 

437

students attending weekly

 

100%

improved literacy scores in 24-25

 

3M

books distributed since 2001

 

210

students twice a week

 

90%

improved comprehension score 24-25

 

14,000

volunteers since 2001

 

85

field trips in 2025-2026

 

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.