826 Boston Inc.

Headquartered in Roxburys Egleston Square, 826 Boston is dedicated to teaching creative and expository writing to underserved students, ages 6 to 18, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Since 826 Boston opened in 2007, the organizations innovative youth writing programs have provided one-on-one writing support to more than 16,000 underserved students.826 Bostons core programs, offered free of charge, are guided by the belief that great leaps in learning can occur with one-on-one attention, and that writing skills are fundamental to future success. These programs include after-school tutoring, in-school publishing projects, writing workshops, storytelling field trips, and a summer theater camp run in collaboration with the American Repertory Theater. Locally founded and funded, 826 Boston is one of seven chapters in a national network of youth writing centers founded by the writer Dave Eggers and educator Ninive Calegari. In September 2013, the 826 network received