This episode is the Pen Pal primer. 

I followed this episode up with a more in-depth look at other letter writing societies:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1020967/episodes/7980349

http://www.penpalworld.com/

2,300,000 members

Easy to read Privacy policy

Free and paid options

Started in 1998

Mostly online

 https://www.snailmailpenpals.net/

Snail mail

Free

Pretty long privacy statement

 https://www.globalpenfriends.com/

Email and snail mail

Start in 1995

Good privacy policy

https://www.penpalsnow.com/

more of an online personal ad site for Pen Pals

Does abide by EU Privacy Regulations 

Don’t bother signing up if you are under 16

The only info on the site is what you post in your ad

https://www.sassociations.net/

Another a personal ad page looking for pen pals

No privacy policy, again what is on the site is what you post.

https://incowrimo.org (part of the reason I started this podcast)

A letter every day in February

There are address exchanges

Not all Pen Pal sites are for everyone:

https://geekgirlpenpals.com/

Very snail mail centric

Very clever writing on the website

Has a Patreon for support

Good safety page

Get sorted into houses based on age.

They allow any gender, but can we let them have this one please?

I also had a chance to interview a director of the IGGLES:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1020967/episodes/5845951

 http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/penpals/snail_mail_penpals.html

Students, kids, teachers only

Admins will make matches

More of a language exchange

https://www.interpals.net/

http://coloradocorrespondence.co/

https://www.marthastewart.com/1538505/how-to-find-pen-pal

You can find PenPals on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/penpalswanted/

https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/snailmailwanted/

Or ideas for SnailMail

https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/snailmailrevolution/

How to get a PO Box

https://www.usps.com/manage/po-boxes.htm