Read Ahead | 1,684 followers on LinkedIn. Unlocking our students'​ full potential through mentoring relationships based on a love of reading. | Read Ahead’s reading-based mentoring develops in students the social-emotional skills essential for academic and life-long success. Since 1991, Read Ahead (formerly Everybody Wins! NY) has matched volunteer mentors from premier corporate and community partners with New York City students at nearby public elementary schools for one-on-one reading-based mentoring.