MEDIA ALERT - Thurs. 3/12 Read Across America at Obama School

[Caitlin Dalton]

PRESS CONTACT:

Caitlin Dalton, Sr. Director of Marketing and Engagement

United Way of Greater New Haven

cell (203) 887-8827 | cda...@uwgnh.org

Media Alert:

United Way of Greater New Haven celebrates final day of Read Across America with Yale New Haven Health at Barack Obama University Magnet School

NEW HAVEN, CT –– Join United Way of Greater New Haven and Yale New Haven Health volunteers as we deliver brand-new books and read to students at the Barack Obama University Magnet School!

During Read Across America, nearly 300 United Way volunteers spend their mornings getting children excited about literacy by reading to students across 15 schools in 6 towns and donating over 670 new books to classroom libraries. Come and witness our final reading session as we wrap up Read Across America at the Barack Obama University Magnet School with the help of volunteers from Yale New Haven Health.

WHAT:  Photo, video, and interview opportunity

        Volunteers reading to students

WHEN:  Thursday, March 12, 2026

• Speaking program: 9:20 AM – 9:40 AM
• Reading sessions in classrooms: 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM

WHERE: Barack Obama University Magnet School, 69 Farnham Ave, New Haven, CT 06515

WHO:

• Pamela Scagliarini, Senior Vice President, Administration, Yale New Haven Hospital
• Jennifer Heath, President & CEO, United Way of Greater New Haven
• Jamie Baker, Principal, Barack Obama University Magnet School
• Yale New Haven Health Volunteers

About United Way of Greater New Haven: United Way of Greater New Haven has been here for over 100 years, working to meet the needs of our neighbors who need help and fighting for stronger, more equitable communities. Join the movement to Live United at www.uwgnh.org

About Yale New Haven Health: Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH), part of Yale New Haven Health, is a nationally recognized, 1,541-bed, not-for-profit hospital serving as the primary teaching hospital for the Yale School of Medicine (YSM). Founded as the fourth voluntary hospital in the U.S. in 1826, today, YNHH has two New Haven-based campuses, and also includes Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital and Smilow Cancer Hospital. YNHH has received three Magnet designations from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the nation’s highest honor of nursing excellence. YNHH has a combined medical staff of more than 5,400 university and community physicians practicing in more than 100 specialties. www.ynhh.org

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Caitlin Dalton (she/her)  Sr. Dir. of Marketing & Engagement United Way of Greater New Haven  (c) 203.887.8827 | cda...@uwgnh.org

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