826 National
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| Formation | 2002 |
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| Founders | Nínive Clements Calegari and Dave Eggers |
| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Purpose | Education |
| Headquarters | 44 Gough Street San Francisco, CA 94110 |
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Gerald Richards |
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Advisory board |
| Affiliations | ScholarMatch, McSweeney's |
| Website | www |
826 National is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping students, ages 6–18, improve their expository and creative writing skills at seven locations across the United States. The 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, and 826DC in Washington, DC. Together, the seven chapters serve approximately 32,000 students each year.
The 826 National mission is based on the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success. Each 826 chapter provides drop-in tutoring, class field trips, writing workshops, publishing projects, and in-schools programs—all free of charge. 826 chapters are especially committed to supporting teachers, publishing student work, and offering services for English language learners.
The flagship chapter of 826, 826 Valencia, opened in 2002, at 826 Valencia St. in 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 coordinates students with various resources, donors, scholarships, and universities to aid in the financial undertaking of pursuing a college education.
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