Ryan Ritraj volunteers at the Dixwell site for New Haven Reads, and has been tutoring with them for four years. His sister taught him how to read as a boy, and he still remembers how it felt to… Read More
Robin has been tutoring with New Haven Reads for four years now, at Willow Street. She heard about NHR from a friend who is an author who had been tutoring for years and loved it. She decided that… Read More
Ilana K. has been tutoring for three years for New Haven Reads at Bristol Street. She had just moved to New Haven after finishing graduate school, and was looking for ways to give back to the community and meet… Read More
Lynne Krupa had been volunteering with a local literacy nonprofit for years, and she loved every minute of it. However, those volunteer hours were missing something that she felt was extremely important: direct interactions with children. One of… Read More
Some people have a passion that they find early in life and maintain forever. For Denise Terry, tutoring is that passion. While attending Albertus Magnus College, Denise tutored students at a Catholic elementary school. During two of her… Read More
Years ago, Kevin McCarthy was contacted by a family who needed his help. Their kid had not yet learned to read, and he was struggling. Kevin immediately agreed to work with the student. He remembers the experience fondly…. Read More
We want to say THANK You to our volunteers! April is National Volunteer month and our NHR team made a video for our volunteers to thank them for all they do! With out them our program wouldn’t be… Read More
Name: Juandiego C. Volunteer Location: Willow Street Years Volunteered: >1 When and why did you first start volunteering with NHR? I started volunteering with NHR in February of this year. What prompted me to volunteer was seeing a NHR flyer… Read More
Volunteer Spotlight: Ryan R.
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Posted: March 16, 2021 by Amanda Brown
Ryan Ritraj volunteers at the Dixwell site for New Haven Reads, and has been tutoring with them for four years. His sister taught him how to read as a boy, and he still remembers how it felt to… Read More
Volunteer Spotlight: Robin H.
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Last Updated: December 14, 2020 by Amanda Brown
Robin has been tutoring with New Haven Reads for four years now, at Willow Street. She heard about NHR from a friend who is an author who had been tutoring for years and loved it. She decided that… Read More
Volunteer Spotlight: Ilana K.
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Last Updated: December 14, 2020 by Amanda Brown
Ilana K. has been tutoring for three years for New Haven Reads at Bristol Street. She had just moved to New Haven after finishing graduate school, and was looking for ways to give back to the community and meet… Read More
Volunteer Spotlight: Lynne K.
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Last Updated: March 16, 2021 by Amanda Brown
Lynne Krupa had been volunteering with a local literacy nonprofit for years, and she loved every minute of it. However, those volunteer hours were missing something that she felt was extremely important: direct interactions with children. One of… Read More
Volunteer Spotlight: Denise T.
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Last Updated: March 16, 2021 by Amanda Brown
Some people have a passion that they find early in life and maintain forever. For Denise Terry, tutoring is that passion. While attending Albertus Magnus College, Denise tutored students at a Catholic elementary school. During two of her… Read More
Volunteer Spotlight: Kevin M.
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Last Updated: March 16, 2021 by Amanda Brown
Years ago, Kevin McCarthy was contacted by a family who needed his help. Their kid had not yet learned to read, and he was struggling. Kevin immediately agreed to work with the student. He remembers the experience fondly…. Read More
Volunteer Spotlight: Seungju H.
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Last Updated: April 30, 2020 by Amanda Brown
Volunteer Location: Bristol Street Years Tutoring: 8 months When and why did you first start volunteering at NHR? … Read More
Volunteer Appreciation Month
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Last Updated: October 2, 2020 by Amanda Brown
We want to say THANK You to our volunteers! April is National Volunteer month and our NHR team made a video for our volunteers to thank them for all they do! With out them our program wouldn’t be… Read More
Volunteer Spotlight: Myana M.
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Last Updated: August 8, 2019 by New Haven Reads
Learn why Myana first started volunteering with NHR’s tutoring program and what impact it’s had on her.
Volunteer Spotlight: Juandiego C.
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Last Updated: June 12, 2019 by New Haven Reads
Name: Juandiego C. Volunteer Location: Willow Street Years Volunteered: >1 When and why did you first start volunteering with NHR? I started volunteering with NHR in February of this year. What prompted me to volunteer was seeing a NHR flyer… Read More
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