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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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
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 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….
