826 News
A list of resources from the 826 Staff
We at 826 Valencia are reflecting on how we can better support our Black community, and how to deepen and meaningfully take action…
Lydia Chavez: Mission neighborhood leader and 826 supporter
Lydia Chavez, Founder and Executive Editor of Mission Local, knows the power of writing.
Presenting our Fourth Annual Storytellers’ Showcase!
Can you pinpoint the indisputably best Zoom call you’ve ever been on? We certainly can: our virtual Storytellers’ Showcase, which was a wonderful…
A Statement of Solidarity with the Black Community
Para Español, haga cliq aquí. Dear community, At 826 Valencia, our work is to amplify our students’ voices. But…
Meet Cat Reyes, our May Teacher of the Month
Our May Teacher of the Month is an educator who exemplifies the values of community, generosity, equity, and putting students first — Cat Reyes from…
Join us for this year’s Storytellers’ Showcase!
This post was written collaboratively by members of our Mission Center Youth Leadership Advisory Board: Isabella Hansen, Emilie Mayer, Eduardo Olivera-Diaz,…
Meet our May Volunteer of the Month
We’re happy that some things, despite the huge changes that have happened in our world, have remained comfortingly the same. One of those things is…
Support 826 Valencia on #GivingTuesdayNow
There’s plenty that feels uncertain and stormy these days, so it’s nice to be able to state something definitively: it’s #GivingTuesdayNow. At 826 Valencia,…
826 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…