About Us
“When I am writing here it feels like home. 826 is like a circus filled with clowns doing flips and riding unicycles – it’s funny and makes me feel good inside. I like to write poems and I especially like to write about R & B star Rihanna.” – Clevonte, grade 6
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Mission & Facts
826CHI is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write.
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Staff/Board
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Spy of the Month
Every month we honor an 826CHI volunteer who has gone above the beyond and beyond the above in his or her dedication to our organization.
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826 National
We are not alone. 826CHI is proud to be a chapter of 826 National.
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Our Space & Directions
In the Wicker Park neighborhood and within walking distance of over a dozen schools, 826CHI is close to public transportation, a grocery store, and not one, but two wig stores. Stop on by and say hello.
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Press
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