As a kid, there was nothing I loved more than seeing a handwritten letter arrive on my doormat from one of my pen pals. I treasured every letter and postcard, storing them in a shoe box covered with a ...

Through a mentor-based pen pal program, the Student-Alumni Council strives to fulfill their mission of connecting Buckeyes past, present and future. Buckeye Pen Pals is a mentorship program that pairs ...

MASSILLON – Once upon a time, 12-year-old April Showers spotted an ad in "Teen" magazine seeking people interested in a pen pal. Showers, a fan of the Beatles, responded asking for a pen pal from ...

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 ...

Masha Ma was reminded of her own rejection after she heard Yang Peiyi's story. Peiyi was the seven-year-old told she wasn't pretty enough to be shown singing at the Olympics. Ma was told she didn't ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A group of mostly 11th grade students at Lincoln High School are bridging generations through handwritten letters, forging connections with local seniors — many of whom have memory ...

The term "pen pal" often conjures images of letters sent across time zones or continents. But sometimes, the most meaningful connections come from just a few towns away. At Lakeview Terrace ...

This year’s surgeon general’s report detailing “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation” drove home the dramatic psychological and physical consequences for people living without the human ...

Virginia high schooler Michelle Liu met her 80-year-old friend Sue Miller back when Michelle was three years old. They became friends and, over time, they became devoted pen pals. This story was ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - When was the last time you wrote a letter by hand or got one in the mail? Young ladies in Sioux City at Girls Inc. had the chance to become “pen pals” with a generation that relied ...

Kim Eichenberger, who hails from Gebenstorf, Switzerland, connected with inmate William McCarty on WriteAPrisoner.com -- a website facilitating pen pal relationships with American jailbirds. Kim ...