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OUR MISSION

Founded to share the joy and power of reading, New Haven Reads partners with the community to provide free one-on-one tutoring, educational family support, and a book bank to empower aspiring readers to master the literacy skills needed to thrive in school and life.

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OUR WORK

400 students enrolled in one-on-one literacy tutoring
271 volunteers
390 hours of tutoring each week with
4 locations across New Haven
55,000 free books distributed
36 virtual field trips

100 of students improved their literacy scores
75% of students improved their independent reading level by one grade or more

OUR IMPACT

Since 2001…
5,000 students tutored
6,000 volunteers
1.7 million books distributed

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