2013 | 826 Valencia

826 in Oprah’s O Magazine, Holiday Edition

November 13, 2013

Oprah’s O Magazine has featured 826 National in a piece called “Volunteering Opportunities–New Ways to Do Good” in its 2013 holiday edition. “Help …

Our November Teacher of the Month: Laurie Baker-Flynn

November 12, 2013

We are ecstatic to announce that Laurie Baker-Flynn, an inspirational kindergarten teacher at Alvarado Elementary School is our November Teacher of the Month! Ms. Baker-Flyn…

Volunteer of the Month: Carolyn Schultz

November 8, 2013

When Carolyn Schultz began After-school tutoring at 826 she quickly mastered the art of finding a fellow tutor who could help students with math homework. Carolyn zoomed in on college essay tutoring…

826 releases its pyscho apple tree quarterly during LitCrawl

What does a psycho apple tree have to do with 826 Valencia? It’s the cover of our latest 826 Quarterly, illustrated by Gene Luen Yang, and inspired by Dominic Valle’…

Thank you for a successful Personal Statement Weekend!

October 31, 2013

Ah, fall is in the air, and at 826 Valencia, that means it’s college application season! Each year, we host the Great San Francisco Personal Statement Weekend to offer…

Get to know an intellectual volunteer: Tim R.

October 24, 2013

Tim, who gives his time to 826 through design, tutoring, Ikea runs, and so much more, spends so much time with us, that it’s hard to imagine 826 without him. Tim helps…

826 Valencia’s summer 100 Club

October 15, 2013

On September 20, 2013, 826 Valencia held our latest 100 Club party, celebrating volunteers who contributed significant amounts of time to the organization. Volunteers, interns, and staff participated in…

Everyone has an embarrassing diary

October 9, 2013

Join us on November 3 for the San Francisco premiere of Mortified Nation, a fundraiser to benefit 826 Valencia, featuring a Q&A with the filmmakers. Mortified Nation is a comedic documentary about …

Lit Crawl around with 826 students

October 9, 2013

Update: Thank you to everyone who came out to support our students at Lit Crawl! Hope to see you again next year! Saturday, October 19 is Lit Crawl, the culmination of the month-long LitQuake festival. …

All hands on deck for the fifth annual Personal Statement Weekend!

October 9, 2013

On October 26 and 27, avid seniors from across San Francisco will descend on Mission High School for free college essay help at the fifth annual…

Students go from me to we

Our volunteers have been hard at work in San Francisco public schools. Check out some of the students’ writing from the “From Me to We” project with tenth graders at John O’Conne…

826 Valencia is featured on The Rumpus

October 9, 2013

How do you figure out the number of missing teeth a Tyrannosaurus Rex has? Well, if you’re former volunteer Tom Kealey, you start with drawing the toothless beast, then find the answer using addit…

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826 in Oprah’s O Magazine, Holiday Edition

Our November Teacher of the Month: Laurie Baker-Flynn

Volunteer of the Month: Carolyn Schultz

826 releases its pyscho apple tree quarterly during LitCrawl

Thank you for a successful Personal Statement Weekend!

Get to know an intellectual volunteer: Tim R.

826 Valencia’s summer 100 Club

Everyone has an embarrassing diary

Lit Crawl around with 826 students

All hands on deck for the fifth annual Personal Statement Weekend!

Students go from me to we

826 Valencia is featured on The Rumpus

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