Press & Recognition

826 News
07.05.2023

Fast Company Article on 826 Valencia and the power of Youth Voice

Bob McKinnon of Fast Company wrote this article on how the work that we do in and around San Francisco empowers and educates students,…

826 News
06.21.2023

KPIX Feature on 826 Valencia Impact

KPIX visited us at our Mission Center, where anchor Lezla Gooden got to spend the afternoon with one of our spectacular students, Shamira, and one…

826 News
02.16.2023

826 Network on Good Morning America

The Good Morning America program “The Book Case” featured the 826 Network on the air! Check out the video to hear from students and leadership…

826 News
02.07.2023

CBS Saturday Morning Feature on 826 Valencia Impact

CBS Saturday Morning visited us and some other 826 Chapters at the end of 2022. Anchor Jeff Glor interviewed our co-founders, Executive Director, Alum/Board Member,…

826 News
01.03.2023

CBS Bay Area Feature on the Black Literary Achievement Club

Reporter Reed Cowan from CBS Bay Area followed Black Literary Achievement Club student Quran on her journey to our Tenderloin Center. Reed also spoke with…

826 News
11.11.2022

San Francisco Standard Story on 826 Valencia’s 20th Anniversary

The San Francisco Standard spoke with our Executive Director, co-founders, students, volunteers, and an alum for this story on our 20th Anniversary. Watch the video…

826 News
09.23.2022

826 Valencia Team on KQED Forum

KQED Forum interviewed the 826 Valencia leadership team and played a number of student podcasts on the air. Find the piece here.  …

826 News
08.20.2022

826 Valencia Team on KQED Newsroom

Our leadership team sat down with Priya David Clemens to discuss the state of literacy in California and our 20th Anniversary.

826 News
03.28.2022

San Francisco Standard Story on Raising Children in the Tenderloin

The San Francisco Standard spoke to 826 Valencia Programs Manager Precediha Dangerfield for a recent story on the challenges mothers face while raising children in…