826 Boston

We are hiring high school students!

826 Boston’s Youth Literary Advisory Board (YLAB) is a paid youth leadership, writing, and community engagement program for students in grades 9–12. YLAB members will meet two times a week and will work together over the course of the year to create and publish an original publication of their own design.

Work includes 12-16 hours per month from September 2026 through June 2027

Required to attend in-person meetings twice a week:
◦ Tuesdays: time to be finalized, but a two-hour meeting will take place in range of 4-7 PM at the Boston Athenaeum, 10-1/2 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108
◦ Fridays: 4:30-6:30 PM at 826 Boston Tutoring Center, 3035 Washington Street, Roxbury, MA 02119

YLAB candidates must be:
◦ Between the ages 14-19 years old
◦ Currently enrolled in high school
◦ A Boston resident
◦ For applicants aged 14-17, able to obtain a state work permit
◦ Eligible to work in the United States

YLAB members are paid $15.45 per hour. Each YLAB Member will also receive a one year membership to the Boston Athenaeum.

Priority application deadline for this position is July 24, 2026 and we will accept applications on a rolling basis after this date.

To learn more and apply, visit https://826boston.bamboohr.com/careers/128

826 Boston is excited to announce that we have two new Board Members!

Suki Cintron MEd, is a mission-driven executive and equity-centered people and culture leader with more than 20 years of experience in education and nonprofit leadership. As the Chief People Officer at Brooke Charter Schools, she leads Recruitment & Retention, Human Resources, Organizational strategy, Talent development, and initiatives that strengthen culture, leadership, and equity across the network. Suki is known for building inclusive, high-performing teams and aligning people strategy to mission and impact. She also serves as Assistant Vice Chair of the Ancestral Bridges Board, supporting education rooted in the histories and experiences of Black and Indigenous communities.

Walter Gadecki is joining our Executive Committee as a Board Treasurer. Walter is the Budget Director of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. He brings a commitment to social justice and good fiscal management to 826 Boston. Walter previously served on the Board of BAGLY (The Boston Alliance of LGBTQ+ Youth), a youth-led, adult-supported social support organization for the LGBTQ+ youth community in Massachusetts.

Please join the 826 Boston community in welcoming Suki and Walter to the team!

Mimi Curran has been the 826 Boston Board Treasurer since the spring of 2014. She began tutoring in 2013, and volunteered on many book projects and at college essay boot camps.

Previously, Mimi was the Director of Project Finance at GBH, overseeing the financial and business strategy of all GBH’s national projects. Mimi enjoys books, music, and the ocean.

One of our latest student-authored books, “Suddenly, I Felt a Beginning” is dedicated to Mimi and her years of service as she steps down.

At our recent board meeting, Board Treasurer David Bagnani shared his thoughts about Mimi's time at 826 Boston:

Thirteen years ago, 826 Boston was much smaller, but with some big ideas, big ambitions, and, to be honest, some tight budgets, really tight. And somewhere in those early days, we got very lucky because Mimi showed up and was almost instantly enlisted to become our treasurer.

In a recent conversation with Marc Foster, who preceded Mimi as treasurer, he described her arrival in 2013 this way: “Mimi bailed me out as Finance chair at a point when we had our lowest cash balance in chapter history. She set the organization on a firm financial footing and that made an immense difference every day to all of us."

Since that time, with her steady guidance, 826 Boston has overcome challenges, grown its programming, and substantially expanded its impact. Through it all, she has never lost sight of what the numbers and the meetings are actually for: the children. What made Mimi even more special is that she didn't just show up for board meetings; she showed up for the students. She came to the events. She was a tutor. She listened to their stories and saw their faces. With her actions, she made the connection that getting the finances right was directly linked to helping a young person express ideas in ways that matter.

Thirteen years of institutional memory, of thoughtful questions, of helping us make better decisions will not be easily replaced. But it is something we should celebrate. Mimi, you leave us far better than you found us, and that is the highest compliment I know how to give.

That said, it would make me feel a whole lot better if I can keep you on my speed dial! Thank you. We'll miss you enormously.

Photo: Mimi with her husband Co Bennett in 2017.

Help us celebrate 20 years of student writing by supporting our next publication!

When 826 Boston opened our doors in 2007, it would have been hard to believe that we would support more than 33,000 students with writing and tutoring assistance—and help thousands of them become published authors! Since 2007, we have published hundreds of student-authored books.

We have exciting things planned for our 20th anniversary. Raising our goal of $20,000 will make it possible to share this professionally designed collection of stories with the world.

If you would like to have your name included in the book (or make a dedication to someone), donate $500 or more and we will also send you a copy in fall 2027 when the book is published.

Please donate by June 30, 2026 to help us reach our goal!

http://826boston.org/20