826 News
Gene and Suzanne Valla: Planning For The Future
Gene and Suzanne Valla have been with us from the start. Seriously. Gene first heard about 826 Valencia when he was reading the news and…
Meet Associate Board Member Matt Carney
Matt Carney loves books. A lifetime of literary appreciation found Matt working at the now-closed Maple Street Book Shop…
Our summer programs are in full swing!
Summer: a time of beat-the-heat techniques and activity-filled weeks. At 826 Valencia, that means summer camps to keep our students writing, learning, imagining,…
Our second annual (and first virtual) Career Carousel!
What can you learn by talking to a neuroscientist, a journalist, and a social worker? The possibilities are endless! Some of the members…
Student writing appears on Big Belly trash cans in the Tenderloin
Our students’ writing doesn’t just appear in books. It’s been on coffee cups, in bus shelters, on the walls of bakeries, and on…
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…
Black Lives Matter.
Para Español, haga cliq aquí. Dear community, At 826 Valencia, our work is to amplify our students’ voices. But…