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07-13-2016, 02:50 AM
San Francisco writing center for kids provides safe, creative space for pint-sized authors
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San Francisco is commonly thought of as a hub for young writers, thinkers, tinkerers and creatives.*
But **t all neighborhoods in the city are quite as modern or shiny as the sparkling campuses of the re**wned corporations (https://www.google.com/about/careers/locations/mountain-view/) based in Silicon Valley.
SEE ALSO: This D.C. public school program encourages kids to expand their horizons, literally (http://mashable.com/2016/07/05/dcps-study-abroad/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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San Francisco is commonly thought of as a hub for young writers, thinkers, tinkerers and creatives.*
But **t all neighborhoods in the city are quite as modern or shiny as the sparkling campuses of the re**wned corporations (https://www.google.com/about/careers/locations/mountain-view/) based in Silicon Valley.
SEE ALSO: This D.C. public school program encourages kids to expand their horizons, literally (http://mashable.com/2016/07/05/dcps-study-abroad/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The Tenderloin neighborhood, for example, is one of the city's most dense areas and has a reputation for crime and poverty.
A number of initiatives in recent years however, such as the re**vation of Boeddeker Park (http://inhabitat.com/tenderloins-rehabilitated-prison-park-taps-into-san-franciscos-geothermal-energy/), aim to revitalize the area. A**ther project, a writing center spearheaded by **nprofit 826 Valencia (http://826valencia.org/) and unveiled earlier in 2016, hopes to provide the area's youth with **t only a safe way to spend an after**on, but also with a space that fosters creativity for young, burgeoning authors.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/12/826-valencia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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