Our Impact

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Annual Impact Reports

Thank you for your curiosity about SitStayRead’s mission-driven literacy work and the young, emerging Chicago readers that we serve. 2024-25 was a year of restored and new program partnerships, regenerated reach, and revitalized energy within our team of staff, volunteers, interns, and board. If you invested in our work – be proud of having made an impact! 

Read our latest impact report below.

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Previous Impact Reports

Curious about prior years? Find a previous Annual Impact Report below. 

Two young girls in school uniforms, one writing and the other smiling beside her, sit at a classroom desk under a banner reading "2023-2024 Impact Report, Sit Stay Read.

2023-2024 Impact Report

Two young girls in school uniforms smile and pose with a gray dog wearing a blue bandana in a library setting, with bookshelves in the background.

2022-2023 Impact Report

A smiling child poses next to a dog wearing a blue bandana that reads "Assistance Dog" in a gymnasium setting.

2020-2021 Impact Report

Collage of children reading with dogs, featuring the text “2019-20 Impact Report” and “Celebrating 16 years of SitStayRead.”.

2019-2020 Impact Report

A cover page for the 2018-19 SitStayRead Impact Report features photos of children reading to dogs in 2003 and 2019, with a headline about 15 years of the program.

2018-2019 Impact Report

Help Chicago Students Become Confident Readers

When young students build strong literacy skills early, their confidence grows– in the classroom and beyond. Help support Chicago early literacy programs by donating or becoming a volunteer.

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