826 Boston is a nonprofit writing organization where students can share their stories, amplify their voices, and develop as leaders in school and in life.
Joined June 2009
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2 Apr 2025
An important update from our Executive Director on our response to changes in federal funding policy.
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3 Dec 2024
Happy Giving Tuesday! 🎉 Help 826 Boston raise $15,000 to open our next Writers' Room at New Mission High School in Hyde Park. Give a gift today and you will DOUBLE your impact, thanks to a matching grant.
Donate at give.826boston.org/campaign/…
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1 Dec 2024
Giving Tuesday is December 3! Our fundraising goal is $15,000 and when you donate you will DOUBLE your impact, thanks to a matching grant. Donate at give.826boston.org/campaign/… #roxbury #jamaicaplain #dorchester #hydepark #boston
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29 Oct 2024
Thank you for tutoring!
28 Oct 2024
TY to @826boston for inviting me to Civic Leaders Tutoring Week @OBryantSchool. I spoke with a student applying for college whose dedication to education, especially as a child of immigrants, is truly inspiring. We must strive to make education more equitable for all! #bospoli
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25 Oct 2024
Thank you to @EdforBoston @EnriquePepen @ONSHydePark @DorchesterONS for tutoring students and inspiring the next generation of leaders during our "Civic Leaders Tutoring Week!"
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25 Oct 2024
Thank you to @AyannaPressley @SamvMontano @Santana4Boston @VoteWorrell for tutoring students and inspiring the next generation of leaders during our "Civic Leaders Tutoring Week!"
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24 Oct 2024
Thank you for joining us Congresswoman! You inspired the students with your stories of adapting to change and resiliency and will surely inspire more to lead!
24 Oct 2024
Our ESL students show up every day ready to learn & achieve success.
And organizations like @826Boston are pouring into them, supporting them academically, & preparing them for civic engagement.
TY for letting me stop by during Civic Leaders Tutoring Week!
ALT Rep. Ayanna Pressley joins students at a table for Civic Leaders Tutoring Week.
ALT Rep. Ayanna Pressley shakes the hand of a student.
ALT Rep. Ayanna Pressley poses for a photo with Boston International Newcomers Academy leaders & educators.
ALT Rep. Ayanna Pressley receives a certificate for participating in Civic Leaders Tutoring Week.
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24 Oct 2024
Thank you State Representative Chyna Tyler for joining us at the John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science in #roxburyma for Civil Leaders Tutoring Week! She helped tutor a student for their college essay. Thank you for giving back!
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24 Oct 2024
Thank you City Councilor @EnriquePepen for joining us at New Mission High School in #hydeparkma for Civil Leaders Tutoring Week! He helped tutor a student for creative writing. Thank you for giving back! 🐭
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24 Oct 2024
Thank you City Councilor @EdforBoston for joining us at the John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science in #roxburyma for Civil Leaders Tutoring Week. He helped tutor a student for their college essay. Thank you for giving back!
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24 Oct 2024
Thank you City Councilor @VoteWorrell and brother State Rep @brotherchris for joining us at Dr. Albert D. Holland High School in #dorchesterma for Civil Leaders Tutoring Week! They helped tutor students along with Executive Director Corey Yarbrough. Thank you for giving back!
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24 Oct 2024
Thank you to US Congresswoman @AyannaPressley for joining us at Boston lnt’l Newcomers School in #dorchesterma for Civil Leaders Tutoring Week! She helped tutor students in ELA support along with our Executive Director Corey Yarbrough. Thank you for giving back to the community!
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23 Oct 2024
Thank you @DorchesterONS for joining us at Dr. Albert D. Holland High School of Technology in #dorchesterma for Civil Leaders Tutoring Week! They helped tutor students in our ABA session along with Executive Director Corey Yarbrough. Thank you for giving back to the community!
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826 Boston retweeted
22 Oct 2024
826 Boston is offering their annual College Essay Boot Camp on Saturday, October 26th.
This opportunity is open to current juniors and seniors.
Spaces fill up fast, so register today! @826boston #bpscollegemonth 826boston.org/programs/colle…
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21 Oct 2024
Thank you to @ClrHenrySantana and @ONSHydePark for joining us today at New Mission High School in #hydeparkma for Civil Leaders Tutoring Week! They helped tutor students for college essays along with Executive Director Corey Yarbrough. Thank you for giving back to the community!
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19 Oct 2024
We’re excited to welcome @AyannaPressley Christopher Worrell, Russell Holmes, Chynah Tyler, @SamvMontano @Santana4Boston @EdforBoston @VoteWorrell @EnriquePepen @ben4district6 @ONSHydePark @DorchesterONS to tutor some of our students and inspire the next generation of leaders!
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12 Apr 2023
📚 Do you want to make a difference in a student's academic journey? Volunteer for #826Boston's After-School Tutoring Program from April to June!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
ALT A tutor on the left talks to a student on the right. They are sitting at a table next to a laptop and papers.
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826 Boston retweeted
3 Apr 2023
In partnership with @poetsorg, we're celebrating the power of poetry every day during #NationalPoetryMonth! We'll be sharing daily student poems from across the #826Network.
Today's poem is "Untitled" by Brianalis Bran S., age 15, from @826boston's "As Your Shadow Grows."
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3 Apr 2023
Join us on May 18 for our annual gala, Night of 1,000 Stories! Don’t miss our featured speaker and star of HBO’s The Wire, @JamieHector.
RSVP: give.826boston.org/event/nig…
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