donatenow

Making a Difference!

With your support, we’ve been able to
increase the number of children served by 283%
and reduce our per-student cost by more than 60%!
And we are seeing 47.8% greater fluency gains!

See Our Annual Report
donatenow

We were
profiled on
The Today Show!

Watch Here
donatenow

Make It Better
award winner!

SitStayRead was honored
as a winner of the
Make It Better
Philanthropy Awards!

Read More
donatenow

Join Our Pack!

Stay current on all the happenings at SitStayRead. Sign up for our mailing list and be in the know!

Sign Up
slide2

Our Official Photographer!

As our official photographer, Sutton Studios supports SitStayRead throughout the year. By hiring them, you\'re supporting us!

Book Today
donatenow

Get Your Gear On!

Show your support with some SitStayRead gear.

Order Today
donatenow

47.8% greater
fluency gains!

Read Loyola’s evaluation of
SitStayRead and learn more about
these exciting results that show how
much we are making a difference!

Read More
donatenow

Bob Rohrman
Auto Group
and WGN-TV
gave us a van!

Watch the video!

VolunteerVolunteer

Do you want to get involved? Join us as a Book Buddy, Dog Team, Guest Reader, or on our Community Outreach Team. Find out more.

donateDonate

Give the gift of literacy to a child in need. Your donation provides our program in the classrooms, books for students, and more. Find out more.

Book3-iconPrograms

Explore our innovative literacy programs for at-risk youth using volunteer and dog reading assistance teams. Find out more.

Out latest happenings...

  • Bob Rohrman Auto Group and WGN-TV gave us a van!

    WGN-TV’s “Chicago’s Very Own Helping Hand” will be choosing four different Chicagoland non-profits to profile throughout the year, recognizing them for their contributions. This year, Bob Rohrman Auto Group’s 15 Chicagoland dealerships will lend a hand by awarding these deserving organizations with a Pre-Owned Minivan. And the very first recipient […]
    Read more

  • Sit Stay Ride: The Story of America’s Sidecar Dogs

    Soggy Paws presents Sit Stay Ride: The Story of America’s Sidecar Dogs, a feature-length documentary film by Eric Ristau and Geneva Liimatta about dogs in sidecars! It’s playing one night only in Chicago, and 100% of ticket sales go to SitStayRead, a non-profit that brings certified reading-assistance dogs into Chicago […]
    Read more

  • 2014 Philanthropy Awards: SitStayRead

    Originally posted on the make it better website on February 25, 2015 Almost everyone likes dogs—the cuddling, the love. SitStayRead, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting the love of learning and improving literacy proficiency for at-risk kids, capitalizes on that idea. Dogs allow SitStayRead (SSR) to tackle the sobering issue of […]
    Read more