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About About Us Our History Our Impact Staff & Boards Advisory Council Careers Contact Partnerships Careers Programs All Programs The Black Students Initiative After-School Programs College and Career Readiness Field Trips In-School Projects Summer at 826 Workshops I am a Student or Parent I am a Teacher I am a Volunteer Student Voices About Student Voices Student Writing Podcast Publications Featured Students Volunteer Learn about Volunteering Become a Tutor Volunteer as a Group Apply for an Internship Volunteer Professional Services Volunteer FAQ Oasis: Volunteer Resources Apply to Volunteer Volunteer Calendar Calendar All Events Student Workshops 826 Events Volunteer Calendar News All Posts Press & Recognition Videos Keep Up With Us Store Contact Sign up for our newsletter Volunteer Donate Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video tag. Welcome 826 Valencia 826 Valencia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting under-resourced students with their writing skills. Donate Learn More See What's New 826 News 05.03.2022Ms. A is our April Teacher of the Month! This month, we are delighted to celebrate our Teacher of the Month, Ms. Chalida Anusasananan (Ms. A) of Everett Middle School. Ms. A… 14 May 14 MaySixth Annual Storytellers’ Showcase 09 Jun 09 JunTutor Training – Being a Warm Demander 826 News 04.15.2022Who’s Who? Learn what each 826 Valencia team is up to! We’re dedicated to supporting under-resourced students with their writing skills and achieve this with the help of volunteers, our communities, and… 826 News 04.06.2022826 Valencia Alumni Spotlight: Osvaldo and Sofia Marquez During our 20-year history, 826 Valencia has counted on thousands of dedicated volunteers to support more than tens of thousands of students. 29 Apr 29 AprVolunteer Community Event – Pizza Poetry Lunch 826 News 03.28.2022San Francisco Standard Story on Raising Children in the Tenderloin The San Francisco Standard spoke to 826 Valencia Programs Manager Precediha Dangerfield for a recent story on the challenges mothers face while raising children in… 826 News 03.24.2022Celebrate National Poetry Month with #PizzaPoetry In celebration of National Poetry Month, we have partnered with local pizza shops on Pizza Poetry—an annual campaign to share student writing on a popular… 826 News 03.22.2022Announcing our 2022 Young Authors’ Workshop Each summer, we host the Young Authors’ Workshop (YAW), a three-week writing camp open to rising 9th-12th graders who are excited to explore… 826 News 03.22.2022Sarah Carp is our March Teacher of the Month! There’s no better way to welcome spring than to recognize educators that have helped us blossom. That’s why we’re excited to introduce… 826 News 03.21.2022ABC7 Story Features Black Literary Achievement Club Student A reporter from ABC7 news recently spent some time with the Bidjima family, father Jacques, daughter Charlee, and son B.J., to learn about their experiences… 826 News 03.21.2022Sarah Esmaili is our March Volunteer of the Month! Last month, we wrapped up this year’s Young Authors’ Book Project at June Jordan School for Equity, where… 826 News 03.03.2022Announcing 2022 Scholarships 826 Valencia is pleased to offer multiple $20,000 scholarships to outstanding high school seniors in SFUSD! To be eligible, students must:… 01 Apr 01 AprTutor Training – Navigating Learning Needs: Best Practices 18 Mar 18 MarVolunteer Community Event – Walking Tour! 826 News 02.25.2022Diane Dolloff is our February Teacher of the Month! Love is in the air and here at 826 Valencia, we LOVE to celebrate and appreciate our teachers. In this post, we’re celebrating… 826 News 02.22.2022Dave Becker is our February Volunteer of the Month! As we celebrate 826 Valencia’s 20th Anniversary this year, we’re especially appreciative of the volunteers who have been with us for a long… 04 Mar 04 MarCaring Community: Trauma-Informed Tutor Training 826 News 01.27.2022Kiani Mitchell is our January Teacher of the Month! It’s the start of the new year and we are ready to celebrate another teacher. This month, we’re excited to honor Ms. Kiani… 02 Feb 02 FebAll Word + No Play: A Volunteer Community Event 826 News 01.01.2022Celebrating 20 Years of 826 Valencia: Write the Future with Us! Dear 826 Valencia Community, Happy New Year! 2021 was a year of resilience for our team, volunteers, teacher partners, students, and… teacher of the month 12.16.2021Bronwyn Baker is our December Teacher of the Month! It’s December and during this holiday season, we are reflecting on the accomplishments of this year. We don’t want this year to end… volunteer of the month 12.09.2021Our November Volunteer of the Month is Shreeya Goel! ‘Tis the season for giving thanks, and we are ever so thankful for all our volunteers who share their time and energy with… 826 News 12.08.20212022 Young Authors’ Book Project We are thrilled to announce the 2022 Young Authors’ Book Project (YABP). The YABP is one of our most in-depth tutoring … 826 News 11.24.2021Heidi Seretan is our November Teacher of the Month! The Fall season is in full swing, and it is a time for thanks, celebration, and joy. In this spirit, we are overjoyed… 826 News 11.18.2021Meet the newest (returning) members of our community — the Alumni Board! We are a group of former 826 Valencia students who have kept close ties with the organization through the years, and are now young professionals… 11 Nov 11 NovCommunity Learning Hour (for 826 Volunteers and Interns) teacher of the month 10.28.2021Ms. Trisha Huynh is our October Teacher of the Month We are delighted to announce Trisha Huynh as our October Teacher of the Month! Ms. Huynh is a fourth grade teacher and an… 06 Nov 06 NovVirtual Personal Statement Workshop 05 Nov 05 NovPersonal Statement Workshop 826 News 10.13.20212021 Personal Statement Workshops 826 Valencia is proud to announce a series of very special Personal Statement workshops for 2021! This November, we will be offering both… 23 Oct 23 OctThe 826 Quarterly Release with Lit Crawl 826 News 09.30.2021Debra Netkin is Our September Teacher of the Month! We’re delighted to announce Debra Netkin as our September Teacher of the Month! Mz. Debra is a first grade… 826 News 09.28.2021A Message From Our Executive Director Dear Community, It is with great pride that I share with you that, after a year and a half of distance… 15 Oct 15 OctYoung Authors’ Book Project Celebration 826 News 09.21.2021The More the Merrier: Welcome, New Staff! We’re thrilled to welcome new 826 staff members as we reopen our spaces and return to serving students in person. This new group brings talent,… 826 News 09.08.2021826 Valencia’s Teacher of the Month Award Returns and Seeks Your Nominations! We at 826 Valencia are always looking for ways to celebrate those who make a difference in young peoples’ lives every day. 826 News 09.08.2021For Current Volunteers: Reopening Update and Volunteer Requirements Dear Volunteers,  We are so excited to welcome you back to our Centers! We want to ensure that all volunteers are… 826 News 03.24.2021Resources for teaching and learning about anti-Asian racism At 826 Valencia, we are grieving the horrific murders in Atlanta and the anti-Asian racism and violence that has increased across the country and here… 826 News 02.18.2021The 2021 Bookeaters’ Bash (with young authors and special guest Zadie Smith!) You’re invited! Join us for a virtual celebration and inspiring at-home hour of words, wit, and wonder, featuring special guest Zadie Smith and… 826 News 01.13.2021Teacher of the Month Resumes, Thanks to Grant from KKR 826 Valencia has always held an appreciation for teachers at its core. Since 2008, we have invited colleagues, students, and parents of students in the… 826 News 12.02.2020Where Are We Now? 826 programs in the 2020-2021 school year This unprecedented, historic, generation-defining year continues. As of this update, we’ve been essentially sheltering-in-place for 9 months—more than… Uncategorized 10.14.2020Dear Voter: Postcards and letters from our students Students from all our programs are spending the final weeks leading up to this election writing letters to prospective voters, sharing the issues that are… 826 News 10.06.2020Join us for Personal Statement workshops We’re excited to announce a series of very special Personal Statement workshops to support seniors applying to college in 2020! While an in-person… 826 News 06.03.2020Black Lives Matter. Para Español, haga cliq aquí. Dear community, At 826 Valencia, our work is to amplify our students’ voices. But… 826 News 04.30.2020826 Valencia Programs Go Digital “One sunny day there lived a traveler, and her name was Sasha. Now, Sasha was a normal fifteen-year-old. But when she… 826 News 03.31.2020Update: Our Programs During COVID-19 I am a rushing river, adapting to change. I can go with the flow, getting… 826 News 03.13.2020SFUSD and 826 Valencia Closures Dear 826 Valencia community, The San Francisco Unified School District made the decision yesterday to close all schools for three weeks beginning Monday,… 826 News 03.12.2020Meet our March Teacher of the Month, Lenore Kenny We are delighted to announce Lenore Kenny as our March Teacher of the Month! Ms. Kenny is an educator who has acted as… 826 News 03.09.2020A message to volunteers about COVID-19 Dear valued volunteers, The health and safety of our 826 Valencia community is very important to us, and as such we are… 826 News 03.09.2020The 2020 Bookeaters’ Bash: Postponed Save the date for this inspiring benefit event in support of our free writing, tutoring, and publishing programs. Press & Recognition 03.06.2020The importance of wonderful spaces for students: 826 Chapters in Newsweek Former executive director of 826michigan, Amanda Uhle, wrote about the need for students to have wonderful and weird spaces in Newsweek. 826 News 01.14.20202020 scholarship applications are now open! In 2020, 826 Valencia will be awarding multiple $20,000 scholarships to outstanding high school seniors in SFUSD. To be eligible, students must: Have participated in… 826 News 01.07.2020Meet Paul Cartier, Volunteer of the Month As we start a new year, it’s important to look back on some of the things that made the last one so successful. One of… 826 News 12.14.2019Meet our December Teacher of the Month, Bonnie Kuczborski! Before we turn the page on 2019 and close out a great year of programming, events, and community fun, there are a few things left… 826 News 12.09.2019Get involved with the Young Authors’ Book Project! Mark your calendars for one of our most in-depth tutoring experiences and sign up! 826 News 12.06.2019Congratulations to the 826 Build Team! Our three centers are known for their whimsy and wonder, but they weren’t magically imbued with such qualities. We had some pretty special folks who… 826 News 11.25.2019Meet Debra Asher, our November Volunteer of the Month Our November Volunteer of the Month Debra Asher has been involved in our After-School Program at BVHM for three years, and we are so grateful… teacher of the month 11.20.2019Three cheers for our November Teacher of the Month! November is a month filled with gratitude, and while we’ve got plenty of folks to thank during this time, there are some who deserve a… 826 News 10.28.2019Meet our October Volunteer of the Month! “Hooray! Igor is the best!” That’s what our staff has to say about our October Volunteer of the Month, Igor Belogolovsky, who’s been an indispensable… 826 News 10.25.2019Meet Tadd Scott, our October Teacher of the Month We’re thrilled to announce Tadd Scott as our October Teacher of the Month! An English teacher — and 826 teacher-partner — from Mission High School… 826 News 10.24.2019The 826 Quarterly Vol. 28 release party! ‘Twas a crisp Saturday night in the Mission when we welcomed folks from far and wide into our Mission Center for a celebratory (and cookie-filled)… 826 News 10.08.2019We’ve got 900 butterflies in our windows — here’s why 900 butterflies made out of paper, ribbon, and pipe cleaners currently grace the windows of 826 Valencia’s three locations. Each butterfly, as well as the… 826 News 09.18.2019Meet our September Teacher of the Month! We’re delighted to announce Tasha Pasternack as our September Teacher of the Month! Tasha is an English teacher at Balboa High School, where she’s recognized… 826 News 09.18.2019Mark your calendars: Personal Statement Weekend is coming! 826 Valencia is proud to announce our eleventh annual weekend-long personal statement tutoring event, The Great San Francisco Personal Statement Weekend, on November 2 and… 826 News 09.17.2019Our team just grew (by a lot!) As we continue to increase the number of students we serve and places we serve them, we’ve also grown the size of our team! Over… 826 News 09.17.2019Meet our September Volunteer of the Month Our volunteers are like lighthouses in the wave-filled ocean of life. We’ve been especially thankful for Amy Sheth, our September volunteer of the month, as… 826 News 09.13.2019Student podcasts featured at Diaspora Voiced The talented students of our Tenderloin Center are taking the Bay Area art scene by storm! A collection of podcasts written and recorded by students… 826 News 09.05.2019Meet Mitchell, our Volunteer of the Month! Our summer has finally come to a close (sigh), and it simply wouldn’t be in the pirate spirit to not acknowledge our summer volunteers. Volunteer… 826 News 08.28.2019Check out our most recent (and most caffeinated) collaboration Here at 826, we’re always looking for exciting and innovative ways to share the amazing writing our students create every day. Thankfully, there are a… 826 News 08.22.2019Meet our 2019 scholarship winners! We are proud of each and every one of our students every year, but once in a while we get to honor a select few… 826 News 08.19.2019Celebrating the Start of Another School Year In August, the weather in the Bay Area can sometimes be a little too hot to handle, but there’s another type of heating up that… Press & Recognition 08.16.2019Young Authors’ Workshop participant CJ MacKnight featured on KALW CJ MacKnight, a longtime 826 student and participant in our Young Author’s Workshop was featured on KALW — along with two other young media makers… 826 News 08.12.2019Get to Know Volunteer of the Month Bratati Karmakar! Our volunteers come from far and wide to support our programs— some from the magical woods, others from the high seas, and in the case… 826 News 07.25.2019Meet our summer 2019 interns We welcome amazing interns every season, and an especially large and dedicated crew in the summer. This passionate group supports our students and staff in… 826 News 07.11.2019“From Guatemala to a U.S. university: my American Dream” 826 Valencia alumnus, scholarship winner, and keynote speaker at our 2019 Bookeaters’ Bash Gilda Temaj Marroquin wrote a powerful piece about her… 826 News 07.11.2019Meet Volunteer of the Month Christine Innes Our work requires a big community. In addition to volunteer tutors, we need deck-swabbers, fish-bowl-cleaners, and gnome-home-painters. Another important type of volunteer? Designers!… 826 News 06.18.2019Young authors celebrate We All Belong: reflections about borders On the evening of May 23, a small crowd gathered at The Beat Museum, located in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood. They were there to… 826 News 06.10.2019Teachers of the Month: Jennifer Stangland and Kristy Morrison We’re happy to wrap up the school year by announcing our April and May Teachers of the Month, Ms. Jennifer Stangland and Ms. 826 News 04.12.2019We’re now accepting applications for the 2019 Young Authors’ Workshop! Each summer, 826 Valencia hosts its annual Young Authors’ Workshop (YAW), a three-week writing camp open for students entering grades ten through twelve, who are… 826 News 03.14.2019Meet our 2019 spring interns! We recently welcomed a new amazing intern cohort for the spring. Keep reading to get to know the fabulous crew powering our programs. 826 News 02.10.2019Our Mission Bay Center’s doors are now open! We're open for business! Stop by our new Mission Bay Center to see what our excitement is all about. 826 News 12.10.2018Nominate a teacher for our Teacher of the Month Award Nominate a teacher in your life for our Teacher of the Month Award and let them know how special they are! Get Involved VolunteerVolunteers make our work possible! There are a bunch of ways to help out. Learn more and get involved. Volunteer DonateOur programs are funded almost entirely by donations from people like you. Support 826 Valencia today. Donate Learn about our Programs 826 Valencia ProgramsAll Programs After-School ProgramsThere’s a lot going on at our centers after school, from homework help to creative writing prompts. Learn More Field Trips to 826Teachers, bring your classes to 826 Valencia for a day of high-energy storytelling fun. Learn More In-School ProgramsWe bring volunteer tutors into schools to provide individualized support with writing projects. Learn More WorkshopsThese writing classes are offered in the evenings and on weekends and are open to all students, ages 8 to 18. Learn More College & Career ReadinessScholarships, personal statement support, and youth leadership opportunities to help students prepare for their future. Learn More Summer at 826The learning doesn’t stop in the summertime at 826 Valencia. Learn More Student Voices I Am From My Family By: Andrea A., age 12 My mom was born in Guatemala and my dad was born in Honduras. My sister and I were born here, in San Francisco. I have four family members in total, not includi…Keep Reading If Kids Could Vote By: Zara R., age 8 If kids could vote for presidents, I would want to vote. There are three presidents to vote for: Nose Picker, Pencil Chewer, and Lice Spreader. I would want to …Keep Reading DREAMers won’t give up By: Carlos G., age 18 Trump’s election has led to an uncertain, difficult time for immigrants. 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