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Our Mission
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Each year we work with over 6,000 young writers who roll up their sleeves in the name of self-expression. View some of our favorite works in the Student Writing Gallery.
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Announcing: 826 Valencia’s 2014 Scholarship Program
Each year, we award up to six $15,000 scholarships to college-bound students in the Bay Area, including: • The Young Author’s Scholarship • The Nathan Jillson Memorial Scholarship • The Irving Hochman Memorial Scholarshi...
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Mr. Grainger is our January 2014 Teacher of the Month
826 Valencia is honored to name the first Teacher of the Month for 2014, Mr. Jess Grainger of Washington High School! Mr. Grainger has become an integral part of Washington High School’s College and Career Center by helping nearly 50...
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Dave Pell in conversation with Phil Bronstein
Dave Pell, 826 Valencia board member and author of the NextDraft daily e-newsletter, and Phil Bronstein, executive chair of the board for the Center for Investigative Reporting, will discuss “Technology, News and Distraction: What Do...
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Melissa van Gelder: January Volunteer of the Month
Melissa van Gelder, a San Francisco native and (somewhat) recent graduate of UCLA, has been volunteering at 826 Valencia since moving back to the City in September of 2013. Through her participation in the Bay-Farer, Straight Up News, ...
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Buy You Be My Heart to benefit 826 Valencia
Songwriter and 826 Valencia Sunday tutor Devon Reed has married these two interests and released a compilation album of songs he’s written, performed by talented bands like Bowerbirds, Saturday Looks Good to Me, Fruit Bats and M...
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