826 Valencia is a non-profit organization in the Mission District of San Francisco , California, United States, dedicated to helping children and young adults develop writing skills and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. It was the basis for the 826 National organization, which has centers on the United States with the same goal.
15-470: The Best American Nonrequired Reading was a yearly anthology of fiction and nonfiction selected annually by high school students in California and Michigan through 826 Valencia and 826michigan . The volume was part of The Best American Series and was initially edited by Dave Eggers . In the editor's note to the 2013 volume, Eggers stated that the 12th edition would be his last as editor. The 2014 volume
30-410: A central hub of the 826 network. 826 National is an independent nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its writing and tutoring centers. In addition, there are fifty 826-inspired organizations across the globe. 826 Digital supports educators through its new online pay-what- you-wish platform designed to help teach and ignite
45-727: A love of writing. 826 National is the hub of the 826 Network: facilitating collaboration and alignment among our chapters, and bringing the 826 Network model and approach to new communities. Each 826 National store has an unusually-themed retail outlet. These include: The Greater Seattle Bureau of Fearless Ideas , formerly called 826 Seattle, operates the Greenwood Space Travel Supply Company. 826 National programs are supported by over 6,000 active volunteers of various professions, ages, cultures, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Volunteers are trained by staff members for various areas of 826 programs: After-school tutoring,
60-689: A second location in the Tenderloin in 2016 and another in the Mission Bay neighborhood in 2019. 826 Valencia's programming includes-in-schools programs, workshops, field trips, after school tutoring and student publishing. 826 Valencia runs San Francisco's "only independent pirate supply store". The store is the front entrance of the tutoring center and has the look and feel of an authentic pirate shop. It sells pirate clothing, eyepatches , compasses , spyglasses, pirate dice , skull flags , and secret treasures. It features handmade signs, scattered around
75-811: Is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping students, ages 6–18, improve their expository and creative writing skills. The organization's eight chapters include 826 Valencia in San Francisco , 826NYC in Brooklyn , 826LA in Los Angeles , 826CHI in Chicago , 826Michigan (serving Ann Arbor , Detroit , and Ypsilanti ), 826 Boston in Boston , 826DC in Washington, DC , 826 New Orleans , and 826MSP . The flagship chapter of 826, 826 Valencia, opened in 2002, at 826 Valencia St. in
90-731: The Mission District of San Francisco . The original address inspired the name 826 National. It was co-founded by educator Nínive Clements Calegari and author Dave Eggers , who also founded the independent publishing house McSweeney's . In April 2010, Dave Eggers founded ScholarMatch , a nonprofit organization that aims to make higher education possible for underserved youth. ScholarMatch posts profiles of students on their crowdfunding website in order to foster connections with donors and scholarship opportunities, interested in sponsoring that "scholar" in his/her pursuit of higher education. ScholarMatch also offers other resources in order to support
105-746: The US, known as 'chapters'. In late 2004, just before the founding of four new chapters, 826 National was launched as an umbrella organization that provides logistical support to its chapters. There are now nine chapters that make up 826 National: 826 Valencia, 826NYC in Brooklyn , 826LA in Los Angeles , 826CHI in Chicago , 826michigan (serving Ann Arbor , Detroit , and Ypsilanti ), 826 Boston in Boston , 826DC in Washington, DC , 826 New Orleans , and most recently, 826 MSP in Minneapolis. 826 Valencia has also inspired similar projects in several countries. In 2018, twenty of these organisations from around
120-408: The financial undertaking of pursuing a college education. Following the success and impact of 826 Valencia in its first two years, 826NYC opened its doors in 2004. In 2005, 826Michigan, 826LA, and 826CHI were established, respectively. In 2007, 826 Boston joined the growing network, followed by 826DC, which opened in 2010. In 2008, a national office was established to support the chapters and act as
135-585: The literary and educational community. 826 consists of three centers, each encompassing a writing lab, a street-front student-friendly store that partially funds the programs, and two satellite classrooms in nearby middle schools. The organization is named after the street address of the first center. Over 1,400 volunteers—including published authors, magazine founders, SAT-course instructors, and documentary filmmakers—have donated their time to work with thousands of students. These volunteers allow 826 Valencia to offer all of its services for free. 826 Valencia opened
150-719: The store, offering tongue-in-cheek wisdom, such as "Uses for Lard" (#5: "Lard Fights") and "Guidelines for New Shipmates" (#4: "No forgetting to swab"). Unsuspecting visitors are sometimes treated to surprise "moppings." Shoppers can also find back issues of McSweeney's Quarterly Concern , books published by McSweeney's , and literary compilations written by 826 Valencia students. The books of student writing published by 826 Valencia include forewords, illustrations and interviews from public figures such as Former San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom and actor Robin Williams . The Pirate Supply Store
165-471: The tutoring program. Dave Eggers commissioned cartoonist Chris Ware to design the mural for the facade of 826 Valencia's building. The mural depicts "the parallel development of humans and their efforts at and motivations for communication, spoken and written." The 3.9m x 6m mural was applied by artisans to Ware's specifications. Describing the work, Ware said "I didn’t want it to make anyone 'feel good', especially in that typically muralistic 'hands across
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195-488: The world formed the informal International Alliance of Youth Writing Centres, which has since welcomed many more into the ranks. In April 2010, as an extension of the 826 Valencia scholarship program, Eggers launched ScholarMatch , a nonprofit organization that connects donors with students to make college more affordable. 37°45′35″N 122°25′17″W / 37.759665°N 122.421509°W / 37.759665; -122.421509 826 National 826 National
210-480: Was edited by Daniel Handler , a.k.a. Lemony Snicket. The 2019 was the last volume as it has been discontinued by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This article about an anthology of written works is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 826 Valencia Named for its street address, 826 Valencia was founded in 2002 by author Dave Eggers and veteran teacher Nínive Calegari , who both have ties to
225-466: Was originally created through necessity. After being turned down for regular use of church basements and school facilities, the founders discovered an empty store on Valencia Street . City ordinances required businesses in that area of the city to be either retail or catering, so the Pirate Supply Store was opened in 2002 as the "legitimate" business front for the writing center. It also helps fund
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