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Get Involved

Your handwriting could be someone's highlight of the month. It takes just a few minutes — and it means everything.

Why volunteer

Small effort. Enormous impact.

Just 15 minutes

A single letter takes about 15 minutes to write. That's less time than a coffee break.

No experience needed

We provide prompts, stationery, and guidance. All you need is a pen and a kind heart.

Write from anywhere

Write from home, a coffee shop, or at one of our community writing events.

Real, lasting impact

Recipients often keep letters for years. Your words become a treasured keepsake.

Ways to help

Find your role

Individual Volunteer

Sign up as an individual and receive a monthly letter-writing kit with prompts, stationery, and mailing instructions. Write at your own pace, on your own schedule.

Sign Up to Write

Group or Organization

Bring your church, school, civic group, or workplace together for a letter-writing event. We'll provide everything you need for a meaningful group experience.

Host a Writing Event

Partner Facility

Are you a nursing home, hospital, or care facility? Partner with us to bring letters to your residents and patients. We handle the volunteers — you provide the smiles.

Become a Partner
"I started volunteering thinking I was helping someone else. I had no idea how much joy it would bring me too."
— Margaret, volunteer since 2022

Ready to pick up a pen?

Reach out and we'll get you started right away.

Letters from Ruth

Bridging isolation through the timeless power of handwritten letters. One note at a time.

Made with for those who need it most.

Get in Touch

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A nonprofit dedicated to connecting volunteers with those who are homebound, hospitalized, or in nursing care.

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