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We’re with You
826DC’s storefront is closed today and Monday in solidarity with the global climate strike. Young people around the world are raising their voices to call for bold climate action—and 826DC students are among them.
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Become an 826DC Ambassador
One easy way to help amplify 826DC students’ work and to stir up support for our programs is to become an 826DC Ambassador! What is an 826DC Ambassador, anyway? While 826DC is always looking for regular volunteer support, we also recognize that it can sometimes be challenging to come out and help in-person.
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Our Moonshot
Across DC and the country, nonprofits are being considered for the Fordham-CAP “Moonshot for Kids” project. We’re proud to be one of them.
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Seeking Young Authors’ Book Project Volunteers
This year, 826DC is working with a cohort of seventh-grade authors from Brookland Middle School to write a collection of on-the-ground reportage that will answer the question, “What does the world need to know about DC?”
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Summer Songwriting
This year, one of 826DC’s offsite summer programs was a songwriting workshop series at Levine Music! Students ages 5-12 explored songwriting and drafted original songs together.
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Upcoming Ways to Get Involved with 826DC
The next couple of months are full of opportunities to get involved with 826DC and uplift DC’s young voices! Whether you’re interested in volunteering, interning, donating, or more, there are always ways for you to be part of the magic that happens here.
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2019 Summer Writing Intensive: Day One
Today was the first day of WHOSE GARDEN WAS THIS?, 826DC’s summer writing intensive all about conservation! Fifteen students in third through sixth grade and four trained volunteers joined us at the writing center to kick off the program.
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Introducing Lemonish & Mangoish
Students in 826DC’s After-School Writing Lab recently wrote and published a poetry chapbook, Lemonish & Mangoish. You can read the wonderful introduction—penned by Eileen Chong, our equally-wonderful Interim After-School Writing Lab Coordinator—below.
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We’re Hiring: Community Programs Manager
Make magic with us! 826DC is hiring a new Community Programs Manager (CPM). Could that person be you?
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826DC’s Summer Program Featured on “News 4 Your Sunday”
826DC Executive Director Zachary Clark recently went on NBC Washington’s “News 4 Your Sunday” to talk about our upcoming summer writing program all about conservation!
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