Kirby connected with 826 Valencia through a YCore fellowship and is thrilled to continue working with such an amazing organization. In accordance with the shelter-in-place order and guidelines from the San Francisco Department of Public Health, all 826 Valencia spaces are closed at this time. In addition, the 826 Valencia deckhands serve as the front-of-house reception for the organization as a whole, and as such are expected to maintain a professional demeanor (i.e., regular beard maintenance and scurvy prevention) and stay reasonably informed of organizational events and services to field inquiries and requests from all.

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Our staff is hard at work (from home) developing ways to serve our students remotely. Our innovative model has inspired more than 40 like-minded organizations world-wide. 826 Valencia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting under-resourced students ages six to eighteen with their creative and expository writing skills and … Read more about our response and other updates here. Kenzie Kilb Kenzie graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Arts and Letters in American Studies and Public Policy, and she received a Master of Arts in Education Policy and Leadership degree from Marquette University in her hometown of Milwaukee, WI.

A career fundraiser, most recently she held that post at Children’s Council of San Francisco, where she was responsible for jump-starting its … 826 Valencia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting under-resourced students ages six to eighteen with their creative and expository writing skills and … At 826 Boston, we transform students into published authors, building their arsenal of literacy skills and boosting their confidence with hands-on projects.

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826 Valencia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting under-resourced students ages six to eighteen with their creative and expository writing skills and …

Allyson Halpern, Development Director, a native New Englander, is wicked psyched to be 826 Valencia’s new Development Director (as of summer 2014).
826 Valencia is an award-winning nonprofit dedicated to supporting under-resourced students ages six to eighteen with their creative and expository writing skills and to helping teachers inspire their students to write.