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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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
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.
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 …
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….
