San Francisco writing center for kids provides safe, creative space for pint-sized au
 

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 based in Silicon Valley.

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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, aim to revitalize the area. A**ther project, a writing center spearheaded by **nprofit 826 Valencia 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...


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