826 National

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826 National

Formation	2002
Founders	Nínive Clements Calegari and Dave Eggers
Type	Non-profit organization
Purpose	Education
Headquarters	44 Gough Street San Francisco, CA 94110
Location	826 Valencia, 826NYC, 826LA, 826CHI, 826michigan, 826 Boston, 826DC, 826 New Orleans, 826 MSP
CEO	Laura Brief
Main organ	Advisory board
Affiliations	ScholarMatch, McSweeney's
Website	www.826national.org

826 National is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping students, ages 6–18, improve their expository and creative writing skills.^[1] The organization's eight chapters include 826 Valencia in San Francisco, 826NYC in Brooklyn, 826LA in Los Angeles, 826CHI in Chicago, 826Michigan (serving Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Ypsilanti), 826 Boston in Boston, 826DC in Washington, DC, 826 New Orleans, and 826MSP.^[2]