2026 Personal Statement Workshops
826 Valencia is thrilled to announce our 2026 Personal Statement Workshop series!
826 Valencia
826 Valencia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting under-resourced students ages six to eighteen with their creative and expository writing skills and to helping teachers inspire their students to write.
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Student Feature: Rehan Meftah
Our student Rehan Mefta, age 18, was recently commissioned to write and perform an original poem for Spark SF Public Schools’ annual event, aligned with the Superintendent’s 21st Century Scholarship Award Ceremony.
Apply Now: 2026-2027 Leadership Programs
We are recruiting now for our Youth Leadership Advisory Board, Black Literary Achievement Club, and San Francisco Youth Poet Laureate Program!
Our July (Creative) Volunteer of the Month is Stefan Gruenwedel
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Meet Our 2026 Scholarship Winners
Every year, we award multiple college scholarships to outstanding high school seniors who have participated in our programming.
June Books of the Month
Ahoy, book lovers! 🏴☠️ 📚 This sunny installment of our Book of the Month series invites you to get your beach reads, 🏖️ which is why today we’re featuring not one, but two Books of the Month.