Founded in 2002 in San Francisco, California, 826 is a nonprofit that runs eight writing and tutoring centers for students aged 6-18 nationwide. Each writing and tutoring center provides after-school tutoring at least four days a week, writing workshops to spark students’ interest in the subject, scholarships to helped under-privileged children gain access to a college education, and a variety of other initiatives to help the most at-risk youth further their educational endeavors.
