Volunteer to help students tell their stories

Save to Favorites

826 Boston is a nonprofit youth writing and publishing organization that empowers traditionally underserved students ages 6-18 to find their voices, tell their stories, and gain communication skills to succeed in school and in life.

What it’s like to volunteer

• Build community and have fun while mentoring the next generation of writers.
• Work with students individually and in small groups to help them express their ideas creatively, confidently, and in their own voices in one of our imagination-inducing spaces.
• Volunteer once a week, once a month, or once a semester. Shifts can vary between one and three hours.
• We provide support, coaching, tutoring techniques and resources to help you keep growing and learning.

Volunteer opportunities

• After-School Tutoring: Support students through tutoring, homework help, subject-specific support, and creative writing projects on weekday afternoons and evenings in Egleston Square.
• In-Schools Projects: Support special projects and class assignments at local schools in Dorchester, Roxbury, and Jamaica Plain on weekday mornings and afternoons.
• Field Trips: Support our storytelling and bookmaking field trips on Tuesday and Thursday mornings in Egleston Square or remotely.
• Special Projects: Plan and support events, facilitate a creative workshop, help students write and revise college essays, volunteer as an illustrator, designer, or photographer, and much more.

To get started, sign up to attend an info session at 826boston.org/volunteer