Each year, ninth grade students in the Ethnic Studies class at Roosevelt High School, where 826LA maintains a Writers’ Room, study the history of their communities through the lens of social justice. They work with 826LA volunteers to write personal … Read more
On Saturday, March 19, 826LA hosted their tenth annual Scholarship Day. Over thirty students devoted the morning and afternoon to drafting essays for scholarship applications with the help of trained community volunteers. For the second year in a row … Read more
On November 13-14, the 12th Annual Great Los Angeles Personal Statement Weekend (GLAPSW) went off without a glitch! Well, there may have been one snafu (Sunday attendees might remember when all participants were accidentally pulled from their Zoom breakout rooms, … 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
We have thrilling news for you: every month 826LA staff put our heads together to find out who’s doing amazing things for our organization, who deserves thanks beyond the norm, and who is just plain terrific—and we’ve chosen the Volunteer … Read more
