826 NEW ORLEANS CURRENTLY ENROLLING
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Do you know a student who would thrive with FREE tutoring/homework help, creative writing opportunities, AND the chance to become a published author?
Where: 826 New Orleans
When: Mondays + Wednesdays - 4th and 6th graders and Tuesdays + Thursdays - 1st and 3rd graders
Time: 3:30pm-6:30pm
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Do you know a K-2nd grader who needs extra reading and writing support? Or a teen, 8th-12th grade, looking for a meaningful volunteer opportunity?
This reading and writing mentorship program encourages young readers to learn from local teens, have fun, and strengthen their literacy skills.
Where: Norman Mayer Library
When: Mid October-Mid November
Time: 5:00-6:15pm
We provide space and support for young writers to tell their stories.
826 New Orleans is one of the only nonprofits in New Orleans dedicated to youth writing. Most organizations dedicated to youth literacy focus solely on reading skill parity. Our approach is holistic and focuses on long-term literacy development. For that, we fill a critical void in our city’s educational landscape.
Our Mission
826 New Orleans cultivates and supports the voices of young writers ages 3-18 through creative collaborations with schools and communities.
Books by Students
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Colors of a City
Our Young Writer’s Council and students in New Orleans express their views on community safety in their city.
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Once Upon a Time in New Orleans
Our talented afterschool students have published a book of poetry all about their lives and imagination, written countless stories, and are now ready to present "Once Upon a Time in New Orleans... A collection of folktales and life lessons.”
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Kaleidoscope: looking at love in all its colors, shapes, and sizes
In partnership with Tulane University’s creative writing department, Livingston students have created a deeply personal book, Kaleidoscope: looking at love in all its colors, shapes and sizes. Youth writers have contemplated the ways in which they can develop a healthy practice of love.
