Mis­sion State­ment:
Our mis­sion is to nour­ish the minds of our chil­dren by bring­ing them together in a safe envi­ron­ment work­ing towards a com­mon goal and edu­cate them on impor­tant causes in order to shape strong communities.

What is A Child Writes?
A Child Writes is a free, safe envi­ron­ment for kids to come together, be matched with online Pen­Pals and write to one another with­out the need to share per­sonal infor­ma­tion.  Mem­bers are invited to join fun, mod­er­ated online par­ties hosted on the A Child Writes site, which gives them the oppor­tu­nity to inter­act with other chil­dren within the same age range.  Dur­ing the mod­er­ated par­ties the con­ver­sa­tion will be guided on a spe­cific topic with fun age appro­pri­ate games and prizes to win.  There will never be non-moderated chats open on A Child Writes.

A Child Writes will fea­ture a dif­fer­ent cause, char­ity or orga­ni­za­tion each month.  All mem­bers are encour­aged to cre­ate a card, color a pic­ture or make a small craft to be dis­trib­uted to those affected by or involved with the fea­tured cause.  At the end of each month A Child Writes will hold a con­test where three win­ners will be ran­domly cho­sen out of the mem­bers who sent in a card to ben­e­fit that month’s cause.  The prizes will be allo­cated as fol­lows: one grand prize and two run­ner up prizes.  Prizes will vary each month.

A Child Writes offers a Par­ent Resource area includ­ing infor­ma­tive arti­cles and per­sonal expe­ri­ences shared by experts in the field of the fea­tured cause.  These arti­cles will help the par­ents bet­ter under­stand the cause being fea­tured as well as pro­vide tips and insight on how to teach their chil­dren about their com­mu­ni­ties around them.

What can I do on A Child Writes?

• You can cre­ate your child their own free pro­file dis­play­ing only user­names, birth dates, gen­der, bio and hob­bies.  No per­sonal or con­tact infor­ma­tion shared publicly.
• You can browse other pro­files and request friends based on sim­i­lar hobbies.
• Your child will be matched with a Pen­Pal as soon as pos­si­ble and invited to a pri­vate group to write him/her back and forth.
• Mem­bers can join invited online par­ties for their age group.
• Mem­bers have the abil­ity to enter all con­tests held on A Child Writes by fol­low­ing con­test spe­cific guidelines.
• Par­ents can read and share all arti­cles found on A Child Writes.
• Par­ents can sub­mit their child’s story and/or photo to be con­sid­ered as the Fea­tured Mem­ber of the month.

What can I not do on A Child Writes?

• Pro­files are not vis­i­ble to non-members.
• Mem­bers are not able to send pri­vate mes­sages out­side of their matched Pen­Pal group.
• Mem­bers may not join online par­ties held for age groups other than their own.
• Pro­fan­ity and vul­gar­ity are not allowed inside the Party Room or any­where else on the A Child Writes site.  Con­duct­ing this behav­ior puts the mem­ber at risk of los­ing their membership.

How does it work?
Once you sign up for your free mem­ber­ship, you will use your user­name and pass­word cre­ated dur­ing reg­is­tra­tion to log in.   You will receive a wel­come email with instruc­tions on what to do next.  In order to be matched with a Pen­Pal you must accept the friend­ship request from A Child Writes pro­file, ACW, which is the admin­is­tra­tor on the site.  Once you have been matched with a Pen­Pal you will be sent a group invi­ta­tion that you must join in order to inter­act with your Pen­Pal.  You will also be sent a group invite depend­ing on your age that you must join in order to be invited to A Child Writes’ online parties.

Send­ing in Cards for Monthly Cause — Monthly Con­test
We encour­age all mem­bers to be active with our monthly cause by send­ing in their art­work in the form of cards, col­or­ing pages and/or pic­tures.  When send­ing in your con­tri­bu­tion please always remem­ber to mark the enve­lope or place a note inside that includes the child’s user­name on A Child Writes to ensure they are cred­ited towards the monthly con­test.  After mail­ing in your card each month please fill out the con­test form.  This will also inform A Child Writes when to expect your sub­mis­sion and con­firm your con­test entries.

Send all mail to:
A Child Writes
8005 Grapevine Hwy
North Rich­land Hills, TX 76180