Works to build and improve the reading skills of pre-kindergarten to grade three educationally at-risk students in public school districts in Greater Hartford. This is done by recruiting, training, and placing volunteers to read with these students, one-to-one or in small groups, on a consistent weekly basis. Promotes the use of books that help children develop emotional intelligence in order to cultivate a culture of kindness and empathy. Program further expands students reading resources through the annual donation of a book to each student and that student’s classroom.