Local FedEx employees bought Christmas gifts for seniors in assisted living facilities who are part of the “Be a Pal” program, which provides pen pals to those who may feel isolated or lonely. Addie ...

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 ...

PARMA, Ohio -- A friendship born out of smiles. That’s how Ridge-Brook Elementary School Kindergarten Launch Academy teacher Rebecca Kaminski describes the pen pal connection between 17 of her ...

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, ...