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After-School Programs offers homework help, creative writing prompts, individualized tutoring, and after-school tutoring. The program also includes after-school workshops, storytelling and bookmaking field trips, podcasting field trips, and other magical field trip adventures.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Schedule: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., every day
826 Valencia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting under-resourced students ages six to eighteen with their creative and expository writing skills and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. 826 Valencia provides free writing and publishing programs in San Francisco, CA, and provides writing programs so every student can shape their own story. The organization amplifies student voices by publishing and sharing their work for all to read and hear. Each experience at the themed storefronts The Pirate Supply Store, King Carl’s Emporium, and Woodland Creature Outfitters, Ltd. is described as inspiring creativity and boosting confidence. The Mission Center, Tenderloin Center, and Mission Bay Center each support specific nearby schools, including Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8, Everett Middle School, Mission High School, De Marillac Academy, Tenderloin Community School, Starr King Elementary, Bret Harte Elementary, Malcolm X Academy, Downtown High School, and San Francisco International High School. A student named Chelsea R. shares, “I write about the world I wish to see, where I am powerful and where my writing can give voice to people who are like me.” The organization’s history is noted as ©2002-2026 826 Valencia.
Last updated May 11, 2026.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Schedule: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., every day
826 Valencia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting under-resourced students ages six to eighteen with their creative and expository writing skills and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. 826 Valencia provides free writing and publishing programs in San Francisco, CA, and provides writing programs so every student can shape their own story. The organization amplifies student voices by publishing and sharing their work for all to read and hear. Each experience at the themed storefronts The Pirate Supply Store, King Carl’s Emporium, and Woodland Creature Outfitters, Ltd. is described as inspiring creativity and boosting confidence. The Mission Center, Tenderloin Center, and Mission Bay Center each support specific nearby schools, including Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8, Everett Middle School, Mission High School, De Marillac Academy, Tenderloin Community School, Starr King Elementary, Bret Harte Elementary, Malcolm X Academy, Downtown High School, and San Francisco International High School. A student named Chelsea R. shares, “I write about the world I wish to see, where I am powerful and where my writing can give voice to people who are like me.” The organization’s history is noted as ©2002-2026 826 Valencia.
Last updated May 11, 2026.
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