History
Founded in 2002 by author Dave Eggers and educator Ninive Calegari, 826 Valencia is a creative writing and tutoring center for kids age 6 - 18 and a support system for the teachers struggling to serve them in the classroom. The Woodland Creature Outfitters, Ltd. is 826 Valencia's third location and serves the newly emerging Mission Bay neighborhood. The space acts as not only store but also portal to the writing center and outreach tool for the community who find their way inside.
Specialties
The Woodland Creature Outfitters, Ltd. provides gracious living to creatures of the forest. We are also the front for creative writing, tutoring, and publishing nonprofit 826 Valencia. In fact, many of the books sold here were written behind the store by 6 - 18 year old students in our beautiful writers' room. We offer free support for teachers, after-school tutoring, and writing classes for kids. All proceeds from the store benefit our programs.