A pen pal program at Oak Crest Senior Living is connecting seniors with third graders at Kingsville Elementary School, ...

Puterbaugh Upper Elementary students greeted visitors from Ireland Friday and offically kicked off a pen-pal program that will teach not only McAlester students, but also those they’re ...

The Grafton to Grafton Pen-Pal Program has begun, according to a news release. “A patron once called our library to ask which bus dropped off in front of it,” the release said. “We soon realized that ...

For months, third graders at Crooked Lake Elementary in Andover, Minnesota have been trading letters with pen pals a few generations older. On Friday, they finally met face-to-face. The pen pal ...

Students at a North Carolina high school are breaking stereotypes, getting encouragement and gaining new texting buddies as part of a pen pal program with older adults. The pen pal program, ...

A new program to help connect inmates to those who want to encourage them, called Adopt and Inmate, is underway.

The Ritter Public Library, 5680 Liberty Ave. in Vermilion, has announced the Friends with Pens program in partnership with the Kilkenny County Council Library Service based in Kilkenny, Ireland.

EMMETSBURG, Iowa (KTIV) - In the digital age, a volunteer program is working to preserve the tradition of the hand-written letter, and they need help to make it possible. The “Northwest Iowa RSVP ...

The Kirtland’s warbler is among Michigan’s best-known snowbirds, and now schoolchildren from its breeding and wintering grounds have connected through handwritten letters to help each other learn ...

PAL PROGRAM OFFERING MARYLAND STUDENTS A CHANCE TO CONNECT WITH YOUNG PEOPLE IN KENYA. KENYA’S CONNECTS GOAL IS THE SAME AS IT WAS 23 YEARS AGO. IF STUDENTS CAN READ, THEY CAN SUCCEED. AND WHEN JAMES ...

Brooke Wertz came up with a creative way for her kids to stay in contact with their cousins. The mom and creator tells PEOPLE that her kids used to only see their cousins a few times a year — so to ...