Volunteers of the Month

Chris Brandt is an award-winning director, storyboard artist, and assistant director living in North Redondo. He has written, drawn, and directed several of his own projects over the past twenty years (both movies and comic books), most recently garnering critical … read more

Lisa Jan Fogel, aka L.J., has been a copywriter, an online news producer, and the executive director of digital media for a TV network. None of this impresses her as much as the wisdom of fourth graders. L.J. had heard … read more

Now retired from an international spy syndicate (which shall remain unnamed), Krista Barragar splits her time as a hand-to-hand combat instructor and a volunteer at 826LA. If asked (under extreme circumstances), Krista will tell you that the volunteer work is far … read more

Brittany Ko was born and raised right here in sunny Los Angeles. Missing the beach way too much, she recently moved back after earning her bachelor’s degree in Biology at Washington University in St. Louis in 2010. Singing and music … read more

Natalie Case has volunteered daily during the ELL Camp at 826LA West. She’s spent most of her as-of-yet short life reading and attending school in Santa Monica, with large amounts of time also devoted to writing, adventuring, and eating and … read more

Laura Geffen learned to read and write at Olivia Street School in Port Chester, New York, and has relied on those skills ever since for fun and profit. She has shared this love of language with children in New York … read more

Lydia Cordon, having grown up in the Echo Park/Silver Lake neighborhood, has seen the many changes in the neighborhood over the years as a result of gentrification. She was intrigued one day to find out what the Time Travel Mart … read more

Nicole Fox pretends to be a Chicago native but was really born and raised right here in Southern California. She splits her time between these two lovely cities, making her the most popular girl at the LAX United terminal. She … read more

Danielle Flores was born on an Air Force base in Northern California. So, it should come as no surprise she’s also an air sign. Danielle has lived on both coasts (and once unintentionally drove through all five NYC boroughs in … read more

Brett Clarkson grew up in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada and spent nine years as a journalist at the Toronto Sun. In February 2010, he moved to Los Angeles, where he has been writing a book and volunteering at 826LA. His … read more