STUDENTS OFFER CONNECTION THROUGH LETTER WRITING

RJ has partnered with Casa de Paz and their Pen Pal Program to write letters to detained immigrants. Writing two to three letters a month, the students participating offer a connection point to people experiencing the isolation of detention. The letters offer hope to immigrants who spend much of their time alone and away from their families. This program has created an opportunity for students to wrestle with the challenge of writing a first letter introducing themselves to someone they don’t know. It also allows them to spend time emotionally connecting with people from all over the world as well as the United States. Writing letters and just being WITH someone at such a difficult time in their lives is what it truly means to be a Man or Woman WITH and for Others.