826LA x Critical Role: D&D Workshop (Closed)
Journey with 826LA & Critical Role to the world of Dungeons & Dragons in our new three-part workshop. Students will learn how to play Dungeons & Dragons, create their own characters, and participate in role-playing adventures along with other students … Read more
Echo Park Journalism
826LA Echo Park 1714 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesPull out your press pass and fire up your steno pad, journalism students work with 826LA tutors to select a compelling subject, and write, edit, and publish a quarterly newspaper, The Good Times, that’s distributed around our community. Signup at … Read more
Mar Vista’s Barnacle’s Bookworms
826LA Mar Vista 12515 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesBarnacle’s Bookworms is a reading-focused workshop where elementary school students receive one-on-one reading support. Volunteers help them build their literacy skills and their love of reading. Strong tutor-student relationships will help build the foundation for their reading success, so consistency … Read more
Mar Vista Workshop: Adventures in Archaeology!
826LA Mar Vista 12515 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHave you ever wondered what it is like to dig up mummies and explore the pyramids? To crawl through tombs and walk through ancient cities? In Adventures in Archaeology, you will have a chance to learn from real life archaeologists … Read more
Volunteering 101 – Mar Vista
826LA Mar Vista 12515 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesDuring Volunteering 101 you’ll get information about the history and mission of 826, receive our volunteer handbook, informative volunteer training video, and every question you might have about 826LA, programs, working with students, and the space-time continuum. It’s our one-stop … Read more
826LA’s First Ever Special Events Committee Meeting!
826LA Echo Park 1714 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesPlease join us for the inaugural Special Events Committee meeting! Date: Wednesday, April 18th Time: 6:30pm to 8pm Location: 826LA & The Time Travel Mart in Echo Park We will review upcoming events including our Tell Me a Story gala on June 6. There will … Read more
Mar Vista: Journalism Workshop (Spring 2018)
826LA Mar Vista 12515 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesViva Mar Vista is 826LA’s quarterly newspaper entirely written by our students and distributed throughout the community. Students will become journalists during this six session workshop as they brainstorm, research, write, and edit their own articles. We’ll celebrate the publication … Read more
Volunteering 101 – Echo Park
826LA Echo Park 1714 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesDuring Volunteering 101 you’ll get information about the history and mission of 826, receive our volunteer handbook, informative volunteer training video, and every question you might have about 826LA, programs, working with students, and the space-time continuum. It’s our one-stop … Read more
Mar Vista Workshop: Friendship Photoshoot Workshop
826LA Mar Vista 12515 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesBright Lite is back to do another workshop with 826LA! This time we are going to be doing a Photoshoot Workshop! We will be learning about and discussing how editorials work and will be shooting our very own photoshoot at … Read more
Dave Eggers in Conversation with Joel Arquillos at the LA Times Festival of Books 2018
USC Campus University of Southern California University Park Campus, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin us on Sunday, April 22 at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books for a conversation between our Executive Director Joel Arquillos and 826 founder and author Dave Eggers. Joel Arquillos is the Executive Director of 826LA, a non-profit organization that serves … Read more