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.

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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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In-Class Workshop at Walker-Jones

Monday, May 19, 01:25 PM - 03:15 PM @ Walker-Jones K-8 School (link)

One of our volunteers, Lyle Nesse, will be partnering with English teacher Flora Lerenman to conduct a short story writing workshop at Walker-Jones K-8 School on Monday, May 19th. The workshop will be for an 8th grade English class of 20 students.

In this new workshop, students will divide into groups to write and perform short stories aloud using sound effects from an audio sampler. Their short stories will be recorded onto a laptop computer and compiled onto an audio CD featuring the students' work.

Click here for our post-workshop write-up and product audio file (MP3) for download.

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