826LA & the Time Travel Mart

826LA & the Time Travel Mart Nonprofit writing support for students ages 6 to 18. The Time Travel Mart benefits our free programs.

826LA 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. Our services are structured around our understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success. With this in mind, we pro

vide after-school tutoring, evening and weekend workshops, in-school tutoring, help for English language learners, and assistance with student publications. All of our programs are challenging and enjoyable, and ultimately strengthen each student’s power to express ideas effectively, creatively, confidently, and in his or her individual voice.

Save the Date for our annual 826Day celebration. This year, we’re bringing you The Not, Note A Talent show where our com...
07/22/2026

Save the Date for our annual 826Day celebration. This year, we’re bringing you The Not, Note A Talent show where our community will showcase super niche, super cool talents (OR NOT!)

Join us at our Mar Vista writing lab to show off that magic trick you’ve been practicing, share your latest poem, or sing out of tune. It’s about community, good laughs, and all things wacky 826 lore.

RSVP via our website for this FREE community event!

Our Barnacle’s Bookworms program is just getting started and 826LA is looking for dedicated volunteers to help student d...
07/20/2026

Our Barnacle’s Bookworms program is just getting started and 826LA is looking for dedicated volunteers to help student discover their love for reading this summer.

If you’ve been looking for a sign to get involved, this is it! Prospective volunteers can sign up for a volunteer orientation to get started OR if you’re a long time volunteer, simply checkout the projects calendar to sign up for a shift.

Hope to see you at our Writing Labs soon! ✏️ 📚

Join us Friday afternoon at the bungalow for a creative writing workshop with the fabulous Kathy Slattery! There will be...
07/14/2026

Join us Friday afternoon at the bungalow for a creative writing workshop with the fabulous Kathy Slattery! There will be two sessions, one for ages 6-12 at 1pm, and one for ages 13-18 at 3pm. Space is limited; to RSVP, please email [email protected] with the name and age of participant.

Hello, Springfield! 👋 826NYC's superpower cans and 826LA's Mammoth Chunks recently made a surprise appearance in a speci...
07/14/2026

Hello, Springfield! 👋 826NYC's superpower cans and 826LA's Mammoth Chunks recently made a surprise appearance in a special opening sequence of The Simpsons!

These products from The Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co. and The Time Travel Mart have been staples in our stores on the coasts, and even share shelf space in Las Vegas at Meow Wolf's Omega Mart.

Be like Marge, and shop our cans today!
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Summer is in full swing at 826LA! From Write On! Summer Camp to Summer Writers’ Workshop, 826LA students are going deepe...
07/07/2026

Summer is in full swing at 826LA!

From Write On! Summer Camp to Summer Writers’ Workshop, 826LA students are going deeper (into the sea) and writing stories about sea creatures and even making their way down to Cabrillo Aquarium. 🐠

Our Middle School and High School students are at WordStock! Learning and writing about, you guessed it, music and lyrics. 🎶

826LA celebrates Shani Foster, our Director of Education, on the completion of her doctorate of education from UCLA! 🎓 🎉
06/25/2026

826LA celebrates Shani Foster, our Director of Education, on the completion of her doctorate of education from UCLA! 🎓 🎉

Writing, Wonder, and Advocacy: 826LA is excited to welcome our newest board members, Mack Jenkins and Liane Katzenstein ...
06/23/2026

Writing, Wonder, and Advocacy: 826LA is excited to welcome our newest board members, Mack Jenkins and Liane Katzenstein Ly.

Read all about their careers and what brought them to 826LA on our blog today!

Happy Juneteenth! ✊🏾
06/19/2026

Happy Juneteenth! ✊🏾

California’s learning recession won’t be solved by doubling down on test prep.In his latest OpEd for LA School Report, o...
06/17/2026

California’s learning recession won’t be solved by doubling down on test prep.

In his latest OpEd for LA School Report, our Executive Director, Jaime Balboa, makes the case for something deeper: investing in students’ creativity, confidence, and connection to learning.

At 826LA, we see every day how writing can transform young people’s relationship to education, helping them build the skills and self-belief they need to thrive far beyond the classroom.

If we want meaningful academic recovery, we have to think beyond the test.

Join us in supporting the work of 826LA as we help students write brighter futures.

05/13/2026

Episode 3 “Cracked Eggs”

Floating islands, Wizard Peepo, and a writer brave enough to crack the story wide open ✨🥚

Comedy legend @ Maria Bamford reads 13-year-old Jackellyn A.F.’s magical realist adventure from 826LA Echo Park, and we talk big laughs, bigger imagination, and whether writers really need all the answers.

🎧 Listen on your favorite podcast platform, and step into the kingdom.

Address

12515 Venice Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
90066

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 12pm - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 6pm

Telephone

(310) 915-0200

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