Our Mission
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Read Ahead’s reading-based mentoring develops in students the social-emotional skills essential for academic and life-long success.
Our Schools and Students
We serve approximately 650 elementary school students at 8 partner schools each year.
Our Program
Read Ahead is a reading-based mentoring program for elementary school students. Volunteers from our corporate and community partners are matched with a student for the school year to read and spend time together during the students’ lunch hour each week.
Our Mentors
Read Ahead has 1,100 volunteer mentors who make our program possible each year.
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1 in 3 children grow up without a mentor
Where We Work
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Read Ahead headquarters is located at
50 Broad Street, Suite 502, New York, NY 10004
Our program runs in 8 partner elementary schools in New York City