Mission
826 BOSTON IS A NONPROFIT WRITING, TUTORING, AND PUBLISHING ORGANIZATION WHERE STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12 AND BEYOND CAN SHARE THEIR STORIES, AMPLIFY THEIR VOICES, AND DEVELOP AS LEADERS IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. 826 BOSTON IS PART OF A NETWORK OF NINE 826 CHAPTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY CO-FOUNDED BY AUTHOR DAVE EGGERS AND EDUCATOR NINIVE CALEGARI. SINCE 2007, 826 BOSTON HAS WORKED WITH MORE THAN 30,000 STUDENTS AND HUNDREDS OF TEACHERS, AND HAS PUBLISHED DOZENS OF HIGH-QUALITY, PROFESSIONALLY DESIGNED COLLECTIONS OF STUDENT WRITING. 826 BOSTON'S PROGRAMS, OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE, ARE ROOTED IN THE UNDERSTANDING THAT GREAT LEAPS IN LEARNING CAN OCCUR WITH INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION, AND THAT WRITING SKILLS ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO FUTURE SUCCESS. THESE PROGRAMS SERVE STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF BOSTON AND INCLUDE PUBLISHING PROJECTS, AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING, WRITING WORKSHOPS, FIELD TRIPS, CLASSROOM-BASED COLLABORATIONS, STEM-BASED WRITING INITIATIVES, WRITERS' ROOMS, AND COLLEGE ESSAY SUPPORT.