In 2016 we crossed the pond to bring Sweet Readers to the UK by partnering with Alleyn’s School and Castlebar Care Home, both in South London. We have been so blessed to have brilliant and dedicated teams with both partners and to have formed a bridged diverse community including residents, … [Read more...]

The Brunswick Sweet Readers program started in 2013 and has expanded to include 57 8th graders each year. By the end of the current school year, Brunswick Sweet Readers, with help from 7 trained Brunswick faculty serving as SR facilitators, will have participated in a total of 166 program … [Read more...]

The Chapin Sweet Readers program started in 2013 and every year, with help from five trained faculty who serve as facilitators, their entire 5th grade engages with neighborhood adults who live with Alzheimer’s or some form of dementia. By the end of the current school year, Chapin Sweet Readers … [Read more...]

The De La Salle Sweet Readers program started in 2015 and every year, with help from two trained and dedicated faculty who serve as facilitators, twenty 8th graders take the subway up to the Jewish Home to engage with residents living with Alzheimer’s or some form of dementia. It’s a half an hour … [Read more...]

The Eagle Hill Sweet Readers program started in 2011 and every year, with help from five trained and dedicated faculty who serve as facilitators, Eagle Hill Sweet Readers engage with residents of The Greens at Greenwich, bridging two communities and bringing tremendous joy, purpose and empowerment … [Read more...]

The Nightingale Sweet Readers program started in 2013 with two Nightingale Parents, Elizabeth Reede and Allison Niles, serving as facilitators. The initial program was an after-school program with voluntary sign up and the sessions were intimate gatherings in the Nightingale classrooms, Jewish … [Read more...]

Our partnership with the Jewish Museum began in 2011, just before the Museum started their own JM Journeys program. Thanks to the dedication of Dara Cohen and her team of facilitators, our after-school Sweet Readers, from a diverse range of schools, have joined together to meaningfully connect with … [Read more...]

Being a part of the Sweet Readers programme so far has been so immensely rewarding, uplifting and has brought a very different dimension to my working week. As soon as the opportunity was presented to me – to help become a driving force behind this first international movement for the Sweet Readers … [Read more...]