Mission Statement

826DC is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6-18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Our services are structured around our understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success.

With this in mind we provide drop-in tutoring, field trips, after-school workshops, in-schools tutoring, help for English language learners, and assistance with student publications. All of our programs are challenging and enjoyable, and ultimately strengthen each student's power to express ideas effectively, creatively, confidently, and in his or her individual voice.

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Upcoming Events

09.15.2010 - September 2010 Volunteer Orientation

10.13.2010 - October 2010 Volunteer Orientation

11.04.2010 - November 2010 Volunteer Orientation


NOTE: Unfortunately, our September, October, and November orientations are FULL. Please check back for later dates.

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Get Used to the Seats, 826DC’s newest publication, is on sale now. The seniors of Wilson and Cardozo High Schools came together in this poetic, practical high school how-to for freshman about surviving love, bullies, the perils of cheating and much more. Purchase your copy of Get Used to the Seats now.



The cover of The Way We See It: Complete Coverage of the Nation's Capital From the Inside Out is on sale now! Fiction, poetry, essays, and journalism by students at Cardozo High School offer a unique take on one of the most famous but most misunderstood cities in the world. Purchase your copy of The Way We See It today.



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Operating Status

826DC (formerly Capitol Letters Writing Center) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit corporation based in the District of Columbia. Our tax ID number is 26-2426166. Find out more about how you can help. Or see a list of things we need. Or see a list of our donors.



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Donate to 826DC

An elementary classroom full of children bursting with enthusiasm to collaborate on a story of their own… Students in a high school English class excited about writing critical essays or poetry about their home city while learning something new about themselves and each other…

Your donation to 826DC helps bring writing to life for the students of the District with academic enrichment and project-based educational programs that stimulate learning across the curriculum. Your donation funds the materials, resources, and staff we need to offer our programs and supports the opening of our writing center.

826DC accepts donations of all shapes and sizes. Click the Donate button below to make a contribution through PayPal:



Want to provide an in-kind donation in lieu of cash? This list includes several items that will help us more fully support District students and educators.

826DC is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization. Our tax ID number is 26-2426166.

Corporate Sponsors
Blue State Digital
DCS Design
First Book, Inc.
Google
Hitt Contracting, Inc.
Inter-American Development Bank: DC Solidarity Program
Radical Media
Setty & Associates International
TC Group, Inc.

Foundations & Government
DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities
Goldhirsh Foundation, Inc.
Kiplinger Foundation
Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs

Founding Partners
Michael Chabon & Ayelet Waldman
Dave Eggers
Jones Lang LaSalle
Maureen Orth
Paul Simon


Founding Donors
Steven Bruce Klinksy
Dean Ornish

Founding Builders
Jag Bhalla
I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears
Timothy Diaz
William D. Eggers
Taylor Griffin
Dan Klitsner
Leland Larson
Amy Pastan
Stephen Sparkes
Dr. Elizabeth Tanzi & Dr. Peter Pinto
Gretchen & Tom Toles
Stephanie Wisniewski
Andrea Weiswasser
Marco Robert

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