We at New Haven Reads have always felt that connecting with our community is crucial to our mission. For us to succeed as an organization, other organizations must also succeed, because only through working together can we truly create long-lasting positive change for the entire New Haven community. To that end, we partner with several …
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 start reading on his own. Ryan believes that reading is not only a fundamental and important skill, …
Week in the life of the Outreach Director Natosha Every week comes with certain tasks that must be done without fail. First thing I do in the morning is read and reply to my emails, usually 15-30 emails each day. Every Monday calls for approving intern timesheets and emailing them to their designated University program …
Often, the only thing that many tutors and interns at New Haven Reads have in common is an enormous heart, a love of reading, and a dedication to helping others. Beyond that, it’s anyone’s guess where they are from, how they found out about the program, what led them to working with young students, and …
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 as soon as her schedule allowed, she would join as well, and she was able to in …
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 people outside of work. Although she is a scientist by profession, reading has always been her true …
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 her friends, a longtime New Haven Reads tutor, always talked about how much she cherished the personal …
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 college summers, she worked as a tutor in a residential program for children with dyslexia. After teaching …
Volunteer Location: Bristol Street Years Tutoring: 8 months When and why did you first start volunteering at NHR? I started volunteering in September …
New Haven Reads had the opportunity to speak with Ann Nyberg from WTNH on her NYBERG show about our mission and our need for volunteers! Check it out and please share with someone who would be a great NHR tutor!
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University of New Haven: Our partner in the community!
Posted: March 24, 2021 by Alex Martin
We at New Haven Reads have always felt that connecting with our community is crucial to our mission. For us to succeed as an organization, other organizations must also succeed, because only through working together can we truly create long-lasting positive change for the entire New Haven community. To that end, we partner with several …
Category: Blog, Home Page Tags: community partner, intern, interns, University of New Haven, volunteer, work study
Volunteer Spotlight: Ryan R.
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 start reading on his own. Ryan believes that reading is not only a fundamental and important skill, …
Category: Volunteer Spotlight Tags: dixwell, tutoring, tutors, volunteer, volunteer spotlight, volunteers
A Week in the Life of Our Outreach Director Natosha
Posted: March 3, 2021 by Amanda Brown
Week in the life of the Outreach Director Natosha Every week comes with certain tasks that must be done without fail. First thing I do in the morning is read and reply to my emails, usually 15-30 emails each day. Every Monday calls for approving intern timesheets and emailing them to their designated University program …
Category: Blog, Home Page Tags: books, community, outreach, outreach director, reading, volunteer, volunteers
Click Here to Meet Piper O’Keefe: Education Department Intern
Posted: February 3, 2021 by Alex Martin
Often, the only thing that many tutors and interns at New Haven Reads have in common is an enormous heart, a love of reading, and a dedication to helping others. Beyond that, it’s anyone’s guess where they are from, how they found out about the program, what led them to working with young students, and …
Category: Blog, Home Page Tags: intern, student, tutor, tutoring, volunteer
Volunteer Spotlight: Robin H.
Posted: 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 as soon as her schedule allowed, she would join as well, and she was able to in …
Category: Volunteer Spotlight Tags: tutoring, tutors, volunteer, volunteer spotlight, volunteers
Volunteer Spotlight: Ilana K.
Posted: 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 people outside of work. Although she is a scientist by profession, reading has always been her true …
Category: Volunteer Spotlight Tags: tutoring, tutors, volunteer, volunteer spotlight, volunteers
Volunteer Spotlight: Lynne K.
Posted: November 30, 2020 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 her friends, a longtime New Haven Reads tutor, always talked about how much she cherished the personal …
Category: Volunteer Spotlight Tags: volunteer, volunteer spotlight
Volunteer Spotlight: Denise T.
Posted: October 27, 2020 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 college summers, she worked as a tutor in a residential program for children with dyslexia. After teaching …
Category: Volunteer Spotlight Tags: Keep on reading, volunteer, volunteer spotlight
Volunteer Spotlight: Seungju H.
Posted: April 30, 2020 by Amanda Brown
Volunteer Location: Bristol Street Years Tutoring: 8 months When and why did you first start volunteering at NHR? I started volunteering in September …
Category: Volunteer Spotlight Tags: blog, volunteer, volunteer spotlight
Watch NHR on NYBERG!
Posted: February 27, 2019 by Fiona Bradford
New Haven Reads had the opportunity to speak with Ann Nyberg from WTNH on her NYBERG show about our mission and our need for volunteers! Check it out and please share with someone who would be a great NHR tutor!
Category: Blog Tags: Ann Nyberg, NYBERG, volunteer