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Volunteers serve as tutors, mentors, and role models for students; lead writing workshops; support publishing projects; illustrate student-written books; guide students through the storytelling process, and more! A tax-deductible donation of any amount helps keep our programs accessible to the students who need them most. Looking for a toupee for your robot?

Maybe you need some item from the past. Head to the Time Travel Mart for those and more! Read More. Looking for upcoming workshops? Stop by our new Mission Bay Center to see what our excitement is all about. Nominate a teacher in your life for our Teacher of the Month Award and let them know how special they are! Volunteers make our work possible! There are a bunch of ways to help out. Learn more and get involved. Our programs are funded almost entirely by donations from people like you.

Support Valencia today. We bring volunteer tutors into schools to provide individualized support with writing projects. These writing classes are offered in the evenings and on weekends and are open to all students, ages 8 to Scholarships, personal statement support, and youth leadership opportunities to help students prepare for their future. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video tag. Welcome Valencia Valencia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting under-resourced students with their writing skills.

Get Involved. All Programs. Teachers, bring your classes to Valencia for a day of high-energy storytelling fun.

Student Voices. I Am From My Family. My mom was born in Guatemala and my dad was born in Honduras. My sister and I were born here, in San Francisco.

I have four family members in total, not includi…. If kids could vote for presidents, I would want to vote.

I would want to …. Keep In Touch. We remain committed to you, our students and families, and communities. We will always be here to be a safe space for students to share and create their stories, to provide platforms for their truths, and to champion and bring their voices to the table. We see this time as an opportunity to reach, connect with, and engage students, families, and communities in new ways and are excited for all of the possibilities since, as we know, stories are everywhere and writing can happen anywhere.

Join us and share in the joy of original storytelling set to music. Esperamos que al recibir este mensaje todos se encuentren sanos y salvos junto a sus seres queridos.