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 belief 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
04.22.2010 - April 2010 Volunteer Orientation
05.11.2010 - May 2010 Volunteer Orientation
06.09.2010 - June 2010 Volunteer Orientation
Next volunteer orientation:
Wednesday, March 10, 6:30pm at Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Neighborhood Library
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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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"It’s that time of the year when a fresh start means reducing the clutter accumulated in the last 12 months and in the many months and years before. The sagging bookshelf and the piles of books under the tables and around the bed might be a good place to start."
- New York Times "Room for Debate" blog, December 27, 2009
826DC invites book lovers everywhere to pare down–and add to–their libraries at its first ever Book Swap fundraiser on Saturday, January 30 from 2-5 p.m. at 2015 Q Street, NW (closest Metro: Dupont Circle, Q Street exit).
Participants will bring their own used books to leave on the "swap table" and take away the well-loved titles donated by other readers. Light refreshments will be available. Participants may take as many books as they can carry.
The $20 suggested donation for participation in the Book Swap will benefit 826DC's writing programs.
Posted on Monday January 11, 2010 by Anna T
