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

03.10.2010 - March 2010 Volunteer Orientation

04.22.2010 - April 2010 Volunteer Orientation

05.11.2010 - May 2010 Volunteer Orientation


Next volunteer orientation: Wednesday, March 10, 6:30pm at Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Neighborhood Library

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The cover of 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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Mailing List

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Our Donors



Founding Partners

Ayelet Waldman and Michael Chabon
Steven Bruce Klinsky

Community Partners

Latin American Youth Center
Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Neighborhood Library

Program Funders

Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs
Inter-American Development Bank-DC Solidarity Program

Grants and Corporations

The Big Hunt
Busboys and Poets
Councilmember Jim Graham
Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington’s Business Volunteers for the Arts Program
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
The Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs
Do Something
Fleet Feet D.C.
Jones Lang LaSalle
The Kiplinger Foundation
Multicultural Services
North Capitol Collaborative
Publishing Genius
The Tomorrow Foundation



Individuals

Frank Ahrens
Athena Angelos
Dominick Anselmo
Rebecca Armendariz
Eric Axelson
Abbey Baker
Andrea Barthello
Jennifer Bastion
Fernando Batista
Sandra Beasley
Philip Bender
Kendall Bentz
Marie Lane Bert
Richard Bert
William Bert
Mary Jo Beswick
Lara Bonn
Christine Bowers
Kathleen Brady
Russell Brott
David Brown
Rachel Brown
Herman Bulls
Paul Burman
Jason Caddell
Ryan Call
Eric Carlson
Shane Castillini-Sjtorm
Carroll Cavanagh
Jane Chambers
Michael Chasnow
Mara Cherkasky
Isaac Chotiner
India Clark
Valerie Cline
Nancy Como
Tammy Conforti
Kristian Connolly
Gerry Copeland
Maureen Copeland
Stephen Cox
Rashid Darden
Lindsay Daughtrey
Mark Davis
Jerry Dawson
Pedro de la Torre
Rori DeLeon
Vivian Djen
Anonymous Donation
Jeremy Dresner
Julie Drizin
Joseph Easley
William D Eggers
Joanna Eng
William P Farrand
William Ferroggiaro
Dora Flores
Jeffrey Flynn
Anne Folan
Alyson Foster
Rachael Friedlieb
Koonal Gandhi
Ashley Gatewood
Jim Gifford
Olivia Gifford
Shirley Gifford

Marc Goldman
Councilmember Jim Graham
Alisha Greenberg
Bryan Greene
Celeste Hamilton
Eve Hamilton
Josh Hartman
Hatem Hatem
Will Heyniger
Denise Hilbert
Dennis Hilbert
Maureen Hilbert
Christopher Hitchens
Helen Hooper
Amanda Horwitz
Chris Howland
Craigin Howland
Mary Howland
Helen Ireland
Charlotte Ivancic
Nicholas Ivancic
Nick Ivancic
Taran Jefferies
Anica John
Holly Jones
Sanjeev Joshipura
Hannah Kane
Kitty Kelley
Rosemary Kendrick
Rebecca Khamneipur
Matt Klam
Megan Kowalski
Kory Kramer
Craig LaCasse
Michael Lamson
Dennis Lane
Ms. Lane's 5th Grade Class
Meredith Larson
Lisa Leibow
Mary Liepold
Linda Liston
Thomas V Mallon
Annie Mancini
Nevin Marshall
Neel Master
Holly Maurer-Klein
Anne McCune
Gordon McDonald
Margaret McEvoy
Craig McLaurin
Karin McWhorter
William Medellin
Tim Megela
Julie Meyer
Tina Milledge
Katy Montgomery
Susan West Montgomery
Joseph Morris
Richard Morrison
Aaron Mosby
Jonathon Munson
Allison Murphy
Kristin Murphy
Michael Novak
Kathleen Olson
Amanda Oudin

Jacob Oyloe
Angelo Parodi
Johanna Pesso
Joe Peters
Steven Peters
Cassandra Powers
Kenneth Proctor
Thomas Pulham
Esther Quartarone
Melissa Reisman
David Rider
Lenora Rigby
Contessa Riggs
Kenyattah Robinson
Matt Rodgers
Christopher Rogers
Eric Rosenblum
Evan Roskos
Erin Rudnisky
Kara Rudolph
Diego Salazar
Anthony Scalise
Joseph Scalise
Randy Seybold
Patrick Shaffner
Erica Shannon
Robert Sheehan
John Sikaitis
Ashley Simon
Sally Bedell Smith
Bradley Smith
Nichole Smith
John Spain
Christian Sparling
Alex Spiegler
Jeff Stout
Sarah Sullivan
Jane Susman
Truman Susman
Agnes Tabah
Elizabeth Tanzi
Carol Tarble
Mike Tarble
Trish Tchume
Mei Su Teng
Edward Terry
Pamela Terry
Stryk Thomas
Nicole Tichon
Gretchen Toles
Kanitta Tonggarwee
Sean C Tuohey
Brandon Van Grack
Sam von Pollaro
Sarah Von Pollaro
Frances Wade
Michael Walton
Grace Wang
Jane Pitchford Whitton
Peter Wisniewski
Stephanie Wisniewski
Nancy Wood
Shehla Wynne
Denise Young





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