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New Haven Reads has been serving the Greater New Haven area for 25 years. Since 2001, we have provided free one-on-one tutoring and a book bank, all free of charge, to support literacy for the New Haven youth. With the help of over 14,000 trained volunteers, we have reached over 10,000 students and distributed nearly 3 million books over the past 25 years. We are excited to share this milestone with you!

Please join us as we celebrate 25 years of building a community of readers!

We will be honoring State Representative Toni Walker.

Cost: $125.00
Date: April 23rd
Time: 6:00pm-8:30pm
Address: 165 Whitney Ave., New Haven, CT

Food and drink will be provided by the Big Green Truck Pizza.

Live entertainment by Fernanda Franco.

Support our 25th anniversary as an Event Sponsor! We look forward to a fun evening welcoming over 200 guests and we will engage our whole network of thousands in the event build-up and advertisement. Interesting in being a sponsor? Contact Cmanuck@newhavenreads.org or for more information click below.

Support our 25th anniversary by advertising in our program! We look forward to a fun evening welcoming over 200 guests to our anniversary event and would love to share your organization through our event program advertisements. If you are interested in advertising in our program please contact Cmanuck@newhavenreads.org or for more information click below.

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 spotlight about Doug Hausladen, and more in our Winter 2025 Newsletter below.

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 in almost 25 years.

We are asking for your financial support to help the children in our community to become readers. Please make a gift today and be a part of the revolution of reading in the Greater New Haven area. By working together as partners in literacy, we are fostering a better future for our children.

Your donation to New Haven Reads today will help change the course of our students’ lives towards a future of hope and promise.

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 classroom field trips, serving 1,399 students with 7,834 books distributed to the students. Our Book Bridge program served 53 unique classes, with 1,220 students with 2,611 books distributed. Our total books distributed back in to our community was 85,000 through all our programs and events.

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 you need.

If you would like to volunteer, please fill out this application today!

We recently made a delivery of books to Seth G. Haley Elementary School in West Haven. We delivered to three classrooms where each student received 2-3 gently used books. The classroom teachers also received 2 brand new books for their classroom library. We love seeing the excitement of the students and a few students opening the box of books immediately!

Our Book Bridge Program is currently full, but we have a waitlist opportunity for the spring.

If you are interested in being added to our waitlist, please fill out this form.

Any questions? Email: books@newhavenreads.org

Lots of people are asking us about how New Haven Reads is coping in this uncertain funding environment.

Because of the tremendous need for our literacy programs, we are deeply committed to providing this important work for our students. With your support, we can do so.

Like many nonprofits, New Haven Reads is preparing for the possibility of budget cuts due to the uncertain funding environment. These cuts could reduce the breadth of our services at a time when need and demand are increasing.

At New Haven Reads, we are committed to providing free literacy tutoring to children, but we can’t do it alone. We invite you to stand as a partner with us in this mission.

Here’s how you can help:

• Support Us: Your donations make a difference!
• Volunteer: Become a tutor to have a personal impact.
• Donate Books: Help us build home libraries.
• Spread the Word: Share our mission with your network.

Because of your dedication and generosity, New Haven Reads has served over 10,000 children and distributed 2.8 million books in the past 25 years.

Thank you for partnering with us now and into the future to build the next generation of readers.

Our students at Bishop Woods celebrated their reading challenge with a Wig Bash! The students were recognized for all their hard work this year. Everyone enjoyed awards, games and cake. We loved having our students, tutors, families and staff come together for an afternoon of literacy celebration. Our students work hard all year and we are happy to be able to acknowledge their work and celebrate them. What a fun way to celebrate!

Read all about what New Haven Reads has been up to recently in our beautiful community here!