826 Valencia

Field Trip Programs: 826 Valencia hosts storytelling/bookmaking field trips for elementary schools at its Mission Center, creative storytelling field trips for elementary schools at its Mission Bay Center, and podcasting field trips for middle and high schools at its Tenderloin Center. In FY24, we served 3,950s students with workshops. Our Tenderloin Center had 89 podcasting field trips Our students' 1,664 podcasts reached over 29,000 listeners through our SoundCloud page.

Afterschool:826 Valencia provides free after-school tutoring and writing support at five locations in San Francisco, including our three Writing Centers and our partner schools, Buena Vista Horace Mann (BVHM) and Dr. Charles R. Drew Preparatory Academy. Students enroll for a minimum of two days per week for homework and individual support with reading and writing. Together, these programs served over 450 students in 2023-24. 826 is always looking for new ways to amplify our students' voices and in FY24, students in our after-school programs wrote stories about imaginary friends in collaboration with 826 National and Paramount Studios. Students were published in an anthology showcasing their creative creatures, and some even attended a special premiere of the Paramount movie "IF" with their families.