Humanities students get real-world experience through summer programs

826LA’s name made it in UC Santa Cruz News’ Arts & Culture section, highlighting our first-ever internship partnership with the university. Through their summer Humanities EXCEL program, 826LA hosted six interns who spent their summer supporting community engagement, programs, events, and workshops across our organization.

For instance, student Andrew Porras who was paired with 826LA staff member Ariana Ponce Olivares, mentioned “The most rewarding part was knowing that I was aiding in promoting literacy to youth in Los Angeles and connecting with a community of people that were so passionate about it.”

Read the full article below to see the amazing work our interns and their 826LA mentors accomplished together this summer.