May 5, 2020 is #GivingTuesdayNow – a new global day of giving and unity, created as an emergency response to the unprecedented need created by the COVID-19 pandemic. At Read Ahead, we’re inspired by the incredible support we’ve received from…
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Since 1984, the National PTA has designated one week in May to celebrate teachers. Read Ahead relies on many partners to help us meet our mission, including New York City’s amazing public school teachers! Read on…
Since joining our program team earlier this school year, Janet Lee has been helping to make sure that Read Ahead at P.S. 51 in Hell’s Kitchen is running smoothly. Janet’s creativity and commitment to her school and students is evident…
Amidst all she does as a mom of three boys, a social work grad student, a published children’s book author, and much more, Shenae Osborne is also the Read Ahead Program Coordinator at P.S. 110 on the Lower East Side.…
We’re so excited to feature Zoe Grenier! Zoe has been a mentor with Read Ahead since 2017 through her employer, S&P Global. For over 20 years, employees from S&P have been volunteering their lunch hours to read with and mentor…
The Read Ahead community loves a great bookstore, and to celebrate #BookstoreDay on the last Saturday in April, we’re excited to bring you this story about a very special one in London … By Charlie Xu Last fall I was…
Sending lots of joy and appreciation to our volunteers and friends at Macquarie this week as the celebrate mentoring!
As we celebrate National Volunteer Month and recognize our volunteers, we are thrilled to highlight this wonderful group of eight mentors who joined our new Read Ahead Mentor Advisory Board. Alan, Ali, Anna, Mark, Rashna, Roger, Sarah, and Vishala all…
Interview by Kelly Dolan Today’s blog is an incredible window into Read Ahead’s history, with one of our strongest advocates: Ned Russell. As someone who has volunteered with Read Ahead in a myriad of ways and helped transform the organization…
It’s an honor to feature Mallory O’Brien on today’s blog! Mallory has been mentoring with Read Ahead since 2016. As an employee of Colgate-Palmolive–which has partnered with Read Ahead for 25 years–Mallory is part of a long tradition of caring…