Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pen pals Emily Conn (left) and Brenda Stowe (right) have been in touch since they started writing letters to each other in middle ...

Fourth graders and veterans finally met face to face after a year-long pen pal connection. It was all a part of a pen pal program to enhance students’ reading and writing skills while also gaining a ...

After six decades of friendship fostered by handwritten letters, two pen pals finally met face-to-face for the first time — and the interaction was captured in a now-viral video. Emily Conn from ...

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, ...

Minnesota teacher Sarah Coffing initially hesitated taking on a pen pal exchange with the neighborhood retirement home, where a group of teachers had created a “Retired Teachers Club.” But now in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

After six decades of friendship fostered by handwritten letters, two pen pals finally met face-to-face for the first time — and the interaction was captured in a now-viral video. Emily Conn from ...