What is 826 National?
Almost immediately after we opened our doors at 826 Valencia, groups and individuals in other cities across the country began to contact us, asking how we did it. They wanted to know how to open their own youth writing centers, how to inspire students to write, how to work effectively with teachers, how to encourage young people to produce professional-quality work, how to raise money, how to create a board of directors, and most importantly, how to rally volunteers to make it all happen. The answers to these questions and more are provided by 826 National, which is an umbrella organization that offers support to current and forthcoming 826 chapters, helping them to duplicate the success of the original 826 Valencia program.
