Gift Idea: T-shirts!

Help support Pen Parentis by buying an adorable t-shirt for yourself or your kids! A portion of the proceeds are donated to Pen Parentis to keep our office running and staples in our stapler.

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Three New Board Members added!

“I am not alone! It is possible! Yes, it is very hard! Just acknowledging the struggle in a public forum was a great comfort and inspiration…”  – Arlaina Tibensky, on Writing as a Parent Pen Parentis, Ltd, is delighted to have added three new Board members at our last annual meeting. Laura Larsen, Arlaina Tibensky […]

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Want to know what Pen Parentis does? Ask the local press!!

A wonderful article about Pen Parentis just ran in three local papers announcing our current season! http://chelseanow.com/2015/08/pen-parentis-turns-14-turns-to-crime/ http://www.downtownexpress.com/2015/08/26/pen-parentis-turns-14-turns-to-crime/ http://thevillager.com/2015/08/26/pen-parentis-turns-14-turns-to-crime/

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2015-2016 Fellowship Winner’s List Announced!

AND THE WINNER IS…. ORLI VAN MOURIK of Brooklyn, NY! Congratulations, Orli, for winning the 2015-2016 Pen Parentis Writing Fellowship for New Parents! MEET ORLI Complete winner’s list for 2015-2016: Fellowship Winner: Orli Van Mourik, Brooklyn, NY for “Waushakum Pond” Second place: Christina Milletti of Buffalo, NY for “Now You See Her” Third place: Amy […]

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FUNDRAISER VIDEO

Thanks for checking out our website!  We have a fundraiser going on right this minute and if you would donate and write a comment about either the terrific video our kids made or our Salons, our Fellowship, or just writing in general we would be eternally grateful! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqa89li6E3g[/youtube] We need as many individual donations as possible (amount […]

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Pen Parentis, Ltd is solid GOLD!

Perhaps you’ve noticed the new bling at the top of our homepage? Pen Parentis, Ltd, received the GuideStar Exchange Gold level logo, a leading symbol of transparency and accountability provided by GuideStar USA, Inc., the premier source of nonprofit information. The logo demonstrates our deep commitment to nonprofit transparency and accountability. We hope you will check us out and tell […]

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DOWNTOWN EXPRESS says Just Do Art with Pen Parentis!

Local newspapers THE DOWNTOWN EXPRESS, THE VILLAGER and CHELSEA NOW all printed an article in support of Pen Parentis’s Literary Salons. http://www.downtownexpress.com/2015/05/07/just-do-art-32/  

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