826LA’s 11th Annual $cholarship Day, held this past weekend at Ánimo Venice Charter High School, marked our first in-person $cholarship Day since pivoting to a virtual format in March of 2020, as the country shut down due to COVID-19. Yet … Read more
Saturday, November 5, was the 13th time that 826LA invited college-bound seniors to work on their personal statement essays with trained volunteers for five intensive hours. But this Personal Statement Day also marked several firsts: the first in-person event since … Read more
Jeff Matsumura has been teaching English at Roosevelt High School, where 826LA operates a Writers’ Room, for thirty years. He knows the community of Boyle Heights well, and has worked with his fellow teachers and administrators to shape goals for … Read more
We like a long, lazy summer as much as anyone—beach trips, binge watching, and books that don’t ask too much of our brains. But for dedicated students who want to get a jumpstart on applying to colleges in the fall, … Read more
Introduction Hello! My name is Skyler, and I’m a freshman at the University of Southern California double majoring in Communication and Philosophy, and Politics and Economics. For the last couple of months, I have been volunteering with 826LA, and it … Read more
