Volunteers are asked to commit to three months of weekly online meetings with one student. But many stay on long past that, some for several years, and can take on as many students as they like.

"It became more of a friendship than just writing back and forth," said fifth grader Trinity Danzy of her bond with her high ...

They were best friends, then pen pals — until one day, the letters stopped coming. Almost 30 years later, Jessica Stuart returns to Japan to try and solve the mystery of her long-lost friend ...

Oaklyn Elementary kindergartners are making new friends after their teacher decided to start a pen pal program. Last month kindergarten teacher Jen Vovakes partnered with her local Sigma Chapter of ...

South Carolina State University An Army captain in the Vietnam War and a young girl from Michigan struck up an unlikely relationship 56 years ago as pen pals — and now they’ve finally met!

The elementary school students were exhilarated to meet their college mentors, and the sorority members felt the same way.

That’s how Ridge-Brook Elementary School Kindergarten Launch Academy teacher Rebecca Kaminski describes the pen pal connection between 17 of her students and seniors from Parma’s Donna ...

The pen pal club started as a way to help teenagers volunteer and connect with local seniors, especially those in memory care ...