Award Number:
4921
December 19, 2012
PEN Pals Book Club & Support Group for Children of Incarcerated Parents ("PEN Pals Book Club") was the brainchild of Olivia Stinson at the age of 14 years old. Olivia saw the need to embrace a special population while bringing together a church, a community and a city. The mission PEN Pals is to combat illiteracy among children of incarcerated parents and to provide mentors who offer them both encouragement and support on a regular basis.