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826 Valencia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting under-resourced students ages six to eighteen with their creative and expository writing skills and to helping teachers inspire their students to write.

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826 Valencia has a new home in the Tenderloin!

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Maya Makker
The deed has been signed and it's all systems go at 180 Golden Gate. Thank you to our dear community for your encouragement and unwavering support.
Posted in 826 Valencia News

826 Valencia moves forward with plans to open new Tenderloin Center

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Maya Makker
Bita Nazarian, executive director of 826 Valencia, said the organization has raised $1.8 million for the project and hopes to drum up another $2.2 million.
Posted in 826 Valencia News, Press & Recognition

826 celebrates Black History Month and a new partnership in the Tenderloin

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Maya Makker
This year’s festival had the theme #blacklivesmatter and featured media clips, skits, spoken word poetry, dance and rap performances, and a student-produced documentary.
Posted in 826 Valencia News

826 Valencia co-founder discusses new Tenderloin center

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Maya Makker
826 Valencia co-founder Dave Eggers was recently interviewed by the Wall Street Journal Magazine about plans in motion to open a second 826 center in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District.
Posted in 826 Valencia News, Press & Recognition

Will there be pirates in the Tenderloin?

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Maya Makker
The kind folks at the San Francisco Chronicle stopped by recently to check in on us, and to confirm  the news for themselves.
Posted in Press & Recognition

Spread the good word: we’re expanding to the Tenderloin!

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Maya Makker
  The San Francisco Examiner shares some early details of our growth plan for 2015.
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Go forth and explore
Free writing and publishing programs in San Francisco, CA
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