In December, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a public health advisory regarding a growing mental health crisis among the nation’s youth. In the advisory, he called on educators to “expand social and emotional learning programs and other evidence-based approaches … Read more
“Who’s the main character in this photo?” asks photographer and arts educator Cole Montgomery. Today, in part two of his Pandemic Portraits workshop with 826LA, he is showing a Zoom classroom full of 826LA students a portrait series by An … Read more
In celebration of 826LA’s 15th Anniversary in 2020, we’re bringing you 15 profiles of the people who’ve grown with us and helped us grow. Kaylin Lopez is a former student in our Tutoring and Workshops programs, and now attends Cal … Read more
Homework is still happening, and now help is here When 826LA closed our centers due to COVID-19 in mid-March, the students who felt the impact most acutely were those in our Tutoring program, who came to the Mar Vista or … Read more
By Taylor Saldana, Workshops Volunteer Putting words on paper without second guessing myself has never come easy. That obstacle is the very reason why the game of Dungeons and Dragons enthralls me. It is a game that unfolds, rather than is … Read more
