Mission Statement
826DC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6-18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Our services are structured around our understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success.
With this in mind we provide drop-in tutoring, field trips, after-school workshops, in-schools tutoring, help for English language learners, and assistance with student publications. All of our programs are challenging and enjoyable, and ultimately strengthen each student's power to express ideas effectively, creatively, confidently, and in his or her individual voice.
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Upcoming Events
09.15.2010 - September 2010 Volunteer Orientation
10.13.2010 - October 2010 Volunteer Orientation
11.04.2010 - November 2010 Volunteer Orientation
NOTE: Unfortunately, our September, October, and November orientations are FULL. Please check back for later dates.
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Get Used to the Seats, 826DC’s newest publication, is on sale now. The seniors of Wilson and Cardozo High Schools came together in this poetic, practical high school how-to for freshman about surviving love, bullies, the perils of cheating and much more. Purchase your copy of Get Used to the Seats now.
The Way We See It: Complete Coverage of the Nation's Capital From the Inside Out is on sale now! Fiction, poetry, essays, and journalism by students at Cardozo High School offer a unique take on one of the most famous but most misunderstood cities in the world.
Purchase your copy of The Way We See It today.
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Operating Status
826DC (formerly Capitol Letters Writing Center) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit corporation based in the District of Columbia. Our tax ID
number is 26-2426166. Find out more about how you can help. Or see a list of things we need. Or see a list of our donors.
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On the evening of Friday, December 11, nearly 125 friends and supporters of Capitol Letters joined together to celebrate the holidays, the power of the written word and the launch of 826DC in the home of Carol Blue and Christopher Hitchens. Hitchens, master of ceremonies for the evening, set the stage for impassioned readings by some of the best of our contemporary literary minds. Christopher Buckley opened with a reading from his memoir Losing Mom and Pup, followed by Azar Nafisi (author of Reading Lolita in Tehran) and George Pelecanos (The Wire, The Turnaround). Dave Eggers shared his compelling vision for the founding of 826, the vital role 826DC plays in the lives of District students, and the need for stakeholders to continue to pledge their support. Nearly $10,000 was raised to help fund the opening of 826DC’s first home later next year.
(Left) George Pelecanos, Azar Nafisi, 826DC Board President Holly Jones, Christopher Buckley.
(Right) 826 Co-Founder Dave Eggers talks about the impact of publishing on young authors' lives.
Posted on Sunday December 20, 2009 by William B
