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Making New Friends

The following resources offer opportunities for deaf and hard of hearing people of all ages to correspond with or meet other people throughout the world. Also included is a selected list of fun Web sites to visit. Contact each source for more information or an application form. If you know of additions or edits for this listing, please e-mail Clearinghouse.Infotogo@gallaudet.edu.

DEAF FRIENDS INTERNATIONAL
PO Box 13192
Hamilton, OH 45013
Fax: 513-896-5075
E-mail: dfi@workersforjesus.com
Web site: http://www.workersforjesus.com/dfi.htm
Deaf Friends International is an online magazine for deaf students around the world. It encourages submissions.
 
DEAFKIDS.COM
Corporate Headquarters
MSM Productions, Ltd.
1095 Meigs Street
Rochester, NY 14620-2405
Phone: 585-442-6372 TTY (Auto-Answer)
Fax: 585-442-6371
Web site: http://www.deafkids.com
Deafkids.com is designed for young Deaf and Hard of Hearing children age 17 and under from around the world to make friends through the internet.
 
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP LEAGUE
58 Leyside Court
Goldings, Northampton
Northamptonshire NN3 8XT
Phone: 01604 711178 (International)
E-mail: peacehaven@aol.com
Web site: http://www.hants.gov.uk/istcclr/cch33305.html
International Friendship League is designed to create and enhance understanding by means of travel, hospitality, service work, pen friendship and social activities. Non-religious, non-political.
 
INTERNATIONAL PEN FRIENDS
500 University Ave. #2415
Honolulu, HI 96826
Phone: 808-949-5000
Fax: 808-947-8817
E-mail: lorrin@lorrinlee.com
Web site: http://www.pen-pals.net/ipf.ipf.html
International Pen Friends has more than 300,000 members of all ages in about 200 countries. IPF also has a pen pal program for individuals, groups, classes and teachers, and can provide a service in English, French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese.
PEN-PAL PROGRAM
Children's Hopes & Dreams Foundation
280 Route 46
Dover, NJ 07801
Phone: 973-361-7366
Fax: 908-459-9399
Web site: http://www.childrenswishes.org/
Pen-Pal Program of the Children's Hopes & Dreams Foundation, Inc., a registered non-profit foundation which began in 1983, is for children diagnosed with a chronic or life threatening illness who are 5 -18 years old. The program gives ill children the opportunity to create friendships, support, understanding, and fun.
perhaps...KIDS MEETING KIDS
CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Box 8H
380 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10025
Phone: 212-662-2327
Fax: 212-222-1416
E-mail: kidsmtgkids@igc.org
Web site: http://www.kidsmeetingkids.org/
perhaps...Kids Meeting Kids Can Make a Difference is a non-profit organization founded in 1982 and run by and for youth ages 5 to 20 who work together and share a common goal of helping make the world a safer, more peaceful, loving, and just place. From their penpals, they learn what it's like to live in another country and culture.

Related Web Sites

Please note, these Web sites will take you outside of the Clerc Center Web site.

Dragonfly
http://www.muohio.edu/dragonfly

Europa Pages
http://www.europa-pages.co.uk/school_form.html

How to Make Friends in the Deaf/HOH Community
http://deafness.about.com/cs/interact/ht/friends.htm

Kids’ Space Connection
http://www.ks-connection.org

The Kids on the Web: Pen Pals
http://www.zen.org/~brendan/kids-pen.html

The Letter Exchange
http://www.letter-exchange.com

Penpal Network
http://www.penpalnet.com

Penpals.com
http://www.penpals.com

Moose Crossing – Kids Building Learning Communities
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/elc/moose-crossing

Worldwide Scouting Pen Pals
http://asaprental.com/penpals

Yahooligans
http://www.yahooligans.com

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