Join us for Spelling Bee 12!
Join us for Spelling Bee 12!
  Join us for our 12th New Haven Reads Spelling Bee Friday, October 25th! When: Friday, October 25, 2024 7:00pm-9:00pm Proceeds will support our critical literacy programs. This is not your ordinary NHR Spelling Bee! How does the Bee work? The Spelling Bee is for adult teams of three who compete in “swarms” or initial rounds of seven teams. Teams
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Field Trips are back!
Field Trips are back!
ATTENTION TEACHERS: 2024-25 field trips are here! New Haven Reads offers field trips for Pre-K through 5th grade classes in the Greater New Haven area. Students will have an opportunity to choose 5 free books to take home and hear a story...or a few! Spread the word to all your teacher friends -- we look forward to seeing you this
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Connection to books leads to book drive! By: Ryan M.
Connection to books leads to book drive! By: Ryan M.
Ever since I was young I have always felt a strong connection to books. They where a source of entertainment as well as stability. With the everchanging restrictions that Covid-19 placed on my early education, to moving up a grade and starting over with new teachers and new friends each year, I always had books to rely on when I
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Attention Current Tutors!
Attention Current Tutors!
New Haven Reads will serve over 500 students this fall, and we need your help! The whole week of September 23rd will be "Bring a Friend" week. We invite our current tutors to bring a friend or family member to join you and your students during your tutoring hour(s). The goal is to introduce our program to potential future tutors, so
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Intern Spotlight: Arianna L.
Intern Spotlight: Arianna L.
Name: Arianna Luna Hometown: New Haven, CT College and Major: Colby College Neuroscience & Women Gender and Sexuality Studies Tutoring Site: Science Park Club: Spanish and Math Favorite Childhood Book: Smile by Raina Telgemeier When deciding what my summer plans were going to look like I knew I wanted to find an opportunity that would allow me to give back
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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.