STAIR-Start the Adventure in Reading

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STAIR-Start the Adventure in Reading STAIR provides free one-on-one tutoring in reading to 2nd and 3rd graders in the New Orleans area. 📚

STAIR serves 2nd and 3rd grade students in need of reading support through one-on-one tutoring. A non-profit organization, STAIR is led by a strong all-volunteer Board of Directors and Advisory Council, staffed by qualified literacy administrators, and endowed with a volunteer force of more than 350 trained community individuals.

Any trivia buffs looking for a fun night flexing your trivia skills AND raising money to support our STAIR students this...
09/29/2026

Any trivia buffs looking for a fun night flexing your trivia skills AND raising money to support our STAIR students this semester? Look no further - we are partnering with Twelve Mile Limit for a trivia night fundraiser! Come out on Wednesday, Oct. 14th at 8 PM (come a bit earlier for a good spot!) and buy some Old Fashioneds - $1 from each goes towards STAIR!! We hope to see all of yall there!

What a fantastic first few weeks of our Fall 2026 Tutoring semester! We cannot thank all of our parents, tutors, and stu...
09/23/2026

What a fantastic first few weeks of our Fall 2026 Tutoring semester! We cannot thank all of our parents, tutors, and students for their enthusiasm and flexibility as we get the ball rolling.
Pictured in this post are some of our 18 tutor pairs (highest ever!) at our in-person site Audubon Charter Gentilly -- Shoutout to Amber and all of our STAIR site coordinators for all their hard work!!

We join in mourning Dolly Parton, the Book Lady. Her contribution to children’s literacy has, simply put, changed the wo...
08/26/2026

We join in mourning Dolly Parton, the Book Lady. Her contribution to children’s literacy has, simply put, changed the world. She believed in the light within every child, and used her own to shine on others and bring them more opportunities to succeed. She knew the way to do this was through literacy. Please consider a donation to today, which goes toward funding access for all New Orleans children ages 0-5 to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library by covering the fees for each Orleans Parish ZIP code. 🦋

Pictured: our Week 3 Summer Campers reading Coat of Many Colors, playing the banjo, and creating their own patchwork quilt!

Last week was the final Week of our Rising Readers Summer Camp, where we discovered new music genres and artists through...
07/28/2026

Last week was the final Week of our Rising Readers Summer Camp, where we discovered new music genres and artists through reading! We had such a blast reading about and listening to icons like Celia Cruz, Trombone Shorty, Dolly Parton, Millo Castro Zaldariaga, and Jack Prelutzky.

Again, we want to thank our volunteer tutors for their time spent with our campers each morning and for supporting us by providing spaces for our campers to learn and play, along with delicious lunches each day. Thank y'all for following along, and we are looking forward to the Fall Tutoring semester beginning in September (sign up to be a STAIR student or tutor today in our bio) 🌞📚

Check out our Week 2 Rising Readers Summer Camp Recap from a few weeks ago! In Week 2, we explored the connections betwe...
07/27/2026

Check out our Week 2 Rising Readers Summer Camp Recap from a few weeks ago! In Week 2, we explored the connections between reading and food, and we were able to create fun food and art creations related to each book.

Visit our profile to see our Week 3 Recap as well 🌞📚

What a way to start off our Rising Readers Summer Camp last week! Week 1 was amazing, and we cannot thank our campers, t...
07/14/2026

What a way to start off our Rising Readers Summer Camp last week! Week 1 was amazing, and we cannot thank our campers, their parents and guardians, and STAIR volunteers for a fantastic week of reading and art. Special shoutout to for supporting us by providing spaces for our campers to learn and play, along with delicious lunches each day! Stay tuned for more from Weeks 2 and 3 coming soon 🌞📚

Are you a parent who is looking for reading tutoring services for your 2nd or 3rd-grade student? Are you a community mem...
06/15/2026

Are you a parent who is looking for reading tutoring services for your 2nd or 3rd-grade student? Are you a community member looking to make a difference in the lives of our young NOLA students?

Look no further -- Join STAIR and be a part of our Fall 2026 Tutoring Program! Click the link in our bio to find the student and/or tutor application, and visit our website to learn more -- Deadline to sign up is August 21st!

Thank y'all so much for joining us on our journey through the decades in honor of STAIR's 40th Anniversary!! Swipe to se...
06/02/2026

Thank y'all so much for joining us on our journey through the decades in honor of STAIR's 40th Anniversary!! Swipe to see a "timeline" of STAIR over 40 years of service, reading, and fun, and keep an eye out for updates on our summer programming coming up soon!

Our second 2020s STAIR Volunteer Spotlight is Phyllis Bardot! She joined us as a volunteer last year and has since been ...
05/22/2026

Our second 2020s STAIR Volunteer Spotlight is Phyllis Bardot! She joined us as a volunteer last year and has since been a two-time tutor and one of our regular office volunteers. Swipe to hear her thoughts about the program and lessons she's learned over the past year!

Thank you so much for all you do, Phyllis!!

As we begin to finalize plans for our Rising Readers Summer Reading Camp, we want to say a huge thank you to the Litera...
05/13/2026

As we begin to finalize plans for our Rising Readers Summer Reading Camp, we want to say a huge thank you to the Literacy Foundation and for selecting us as a Summer Reading 2026 Grant Recipient! This grant will help us keep our Rising Readers camp low-barrier and provide more resources for our campers to help them increase their reading levels.

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1535 State St
New Orleans, LA
70118

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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