{"id":152,"date":"2019-12-31T10:00:25","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T10:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/penacon.com\/blog\/?p=152"},"modified":"2019-12-12T21:45:12","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T21:45:12","slug":"volunteer-in-your-pajamas-from-home-no-credit-card-required-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/penacon.com\/blog\/volunteer-in-your-pajamas-from-home-no-credit-card-required-2","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer in Your Pajamas from Home, No Credit Card Required"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of the worthy causes they’ve supported is pen paling with American inmates. Thousands of inmate lives have been positively influenced by pen pals sending one or two letters a month.<\/p>\n

Some pen pals choose to be more active, i.e., helping their pen pal connect with an innocence project, a publisher or a even a job upon release.<\/p>\n

One out of ten Americans have been arrested (37 million) and over 600,000 inmates are released each year. The reality is, ex-offenders are our neighbors, our customers, our employees or bosses. Inmate issues and reentry into society are now covered by our mainstream media: 60 Minutes, Wall Street Journal, Fox News, NBC, ABC, Entrepreneur and Los Angeles Magazines and hundreds more.<\/p>\n

Penacon<\/a>\u00a0is a popular pen pal website where inmates seek pen pals by displaying their profile, art or poems. One of Penacon’s clients was George Kayer, America’s most published inmate. George is a firm believer in pen paling stating: “Without the encouragement and support of my pen pals I wouldn’t have begun writing again. Pen pals helped me become the son my mother could be proud of.”<\/p>\n

Penacon’s<\/a>\u00a0website makes it simple to view, choose and send message to one or dozens of inmates. Checkout their\u00a0tips on writing to an inmate<\/a>. And of course, use your common sense cautions used in any new contacts and communications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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