Volunteer with 826LA!

Select a Volunteer Orientation from the list below to attend. During your Volunteer Orientation, you’ll gain information about 826LA, our programs, tips for being an effective volunteer, and more! You will also be able to complete your background check with a Live Scan technician.

Write On! After School (WO!AS): Helping elementary and middle school students with their homework, covering all subjects.
At 826LA Mar Vista & Echo Park (Monday-Thursday, 4-6 PM)
Evening Tutoring (TNT): Helping high school students with their homework, covering all subjects. At 826LA Mar Vista & Echo Park (Tuesday & Thursday, 6:30-8:30 PM)
In-Schools Projects: Work with classes in local schools around the city during the school day. Various schools (times vary).
Field Trips: Lead or assist with our creative field trips.
At 826LA Mar Vista & Echo Park (Monday-Friday, 10 AM-1 PM)
Workshops: Design, co-lead, or assist on writing workshops.
At 826LA, usually weekday evenings and weekends.
Events: Help plan fundraisers, volunteer gatherings, and more.
Time Travel Mart: Volunteer to work in the Time Travel Mart, create window displays, or assist in product development: copywriting and package design. At 826LA, usually weekdays.
Creative Cohort: Design book covers and publications, marketing materials, and Time Travel Mart products. Usually remote, with some meetings at 826LA in Echo Park.
College Access and Partnerships: Volunteer with our College Access programs (Scholarship Day, Personal Statement Weekends) or work with our special partnership projects.

As a condition of volunteering, I give permission for 826LA to conduct background checks on me, which may include (but are not necessarily limited to) reviews of sex offender registries, child abuse, and criminal history records. If I no longer wish to submit to background checks, I agree to withdraw my application from consideration (or resign my volunteer position, if already accepted). I understand that false or misleading information on this application, or the discovery of inappropriate information through my background checks, may result in 826LA declining my volunteer application (or the termination of my volunteer position, if already accepted). I hereby release and agree to hold harmless from liability to 826LA, the employees and volunteers thereof, or any person or organization that may provide such information. I also understand that, regardless of previous appointments, 826LA is not obligated to appoint me to a volunteer position. If appointed, I understand that, prior to the expiration of my term, I am subject to suspension by the Staff and Board of Directors of 826LA for violation of 826LA policies.

Note: 826LA will not discriminate against any person based on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.

While you are engaged in programming at 826LA, you may appear in photographs, video, or radio footage that 826LA may wish to use in its promotional materials (which include the 826LA factbook and website) or on the radio. These materials help provide the public with information about programs at 826LA, allow students the opportunity to have their work aired on the radio, and are used to help 826LA raise money to support the writing center and its programs.

Please note that although permission for use of photographs, video, or radio footage of you is voluntary, once consent is provided by signing this form, it cannot be withdrawn. Also, 826LA is a non-profit organization and will not be able to provide monetary compensation. Please sign below to grant permission to use the material as follows:

I hereby grant permission to 826LA to use my photograph, video, and/or radio footage without payment or further consideration. I acknowledge the organization’s right to crop, treat, or edit the photograph, radio, or video footage at its discretion. I acknowledge that 826LA may choose not to use the photo or material at this time, but may do so at its own discretion at a later date. I acknowledge that 826LA will not provide monetary compensation for the photographs or material.

Thank you for supporting 826LA programs! 826LA is currently operating in a hybrid format with virtual programming and in-person sessions. In order to ensure staff, volunteer, and student safety, we have updated our volunteer guidelines to include new policies and language. To participate in any of our programming (includes new and veteran volunteers), you must read and sign the updated Volunteer Guidelines. Please read and review the guidelines here.