A letter can change everything

Your teenager deserves to know they're not invisible

Two handcrafted mailings every month — real letters, creative activities, and quiet encouragement — delivered to their mailbox. Because sometimes the most powerful thing is knowing someone thought of you.

Subscribe for $10/month

Cancel anytime. No contracts. Just letters.

Why we exist

This started with a real person

In April 2014, a woman named Amy Grace took her own life. She was 42 years old. For years, she carried a loneliness so deep it became unbearable — even surrounded by family, she felt invisible.

Her brother Mike remembers the walks they used to take together. How Amy would describe the silence in her own home. Just before she passed, she told him she couldn't remember the last time her husband said "I love you."

The Amy Grace Letters exists because of her. We can't go back and give Amy what she needed. But we can reach teenagers before loneliness becomes the only thing they know.

"Every letter we send is the letter Amy never got."

— The founding promise of Luz & Grace

The crisis no one is mailing about

Teen loneliness is a public health epidemic

In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General declared loneliness a public health crisis as dangerous as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. For teenagers, the numbers are staggering.

61%

of young adults ages 18–25
report serious loneliness Harvard Making Caring Common, 2021

67%

of Gen Z report loneliness —
the highest of any generation Cigna Loneliness in America, 2025

70%

decline in youth in-person
social interaction U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory, 2023

40%

of high school students report
persistent sadness or hopelessness CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2023

53%

of teen girls feel persistently
sad or hopeless CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2023

30%

higher risk of premature death
linked to loneliness U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory, 2023

What arrives in the mailbox

Something real, twice a month

Every two weeks, your teen receives a physical mailing — not a notification, not a text, not another screen. Something they can hold in their hands.

A Personal Letter

Warm, honest, and written like it's from a friend who really sees them. Never preachy. Always real.

Creative Activities

2-3 worksheets designed to spark self-reflection, creativity, and small moments of connection — not homework.

A Small Surprise

A bookmark, an encouragement card, a sticker — something small that says "you were thought of today."

Delivered twice a month, every month — like clockwork, like someone who shows up.

Simple for you, meaningful for them

Three steps to change someone's week

You subscribe

Tell us your teen's first name, age group, and mailing address. That's it. Takes about 2 minutes.

We create

Every letter and activity is developed using evidence-based adolescent psychology frameworks — then safety-checked against clinical best practices before it's mailed.

They receive

Twice a month, your teenager gets real mail. Something to hold. Something that says: "You matter."

Designed for where they are

Content calibrated to their world

13–14

Early Adolescence

The world is getting bigger and scarier. Letters focus on identity, belonging, navigating friendships, and understanding that what they're feeling is normal — not something broken.

15–16

Middle Adolescence

Social pressure peaks. Letters focus on self-worth beyond social media, creative self-expression, managing the gap between who they are and who they think they should be.

17–18

Late Adolescence

Transition looms. Letters focus on resilience, authentic connection, finding their voice, and building the kind of relationships that actually sustain you — lessons Amy never had.

Common questions

Everything parents ask us

The letters come from "Amy" — a warm, caring voice that feels like a friend. Not a corporation, not a therapist, not a parent. Just someone who genuinely sees your teen and wants them to know they matter. The voice is inspired by Amy Grace herself.

Safety is our highest priority. Every piece of content is developed using evidence-based adolescent psychology frameworks and safety-checked against therapeutic best practices before it ships. We built our content process on peer-reviewed research in teen emotional wellness — not guesswork. Every letter also includes crisis resources (the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and Crisis Text Line) presented in a warm, non-alarming way.

Just their first name, age group (13-14, 15-16, or 17-18), and mailing address. We collect the minimum data necessary and are fully COPPA-compliant. We never sell or share personal information.

Yes. There are no contracts, no cancellation fees, and no guilt trips. If The Amy Grace Letters isn't right for your family, you can cancel with one click. We hope you'll stay, but we'll never make it hard to leave.

Amy Grace was a real person — the sister of our founder, Mike. She died by suicide in April 2014 after years of profound loneliness. This company exists in her memory, built on the belief that no one — especially not a teenager — should feel invisible. You can read the full story at the top of this page.

We serve teenagers ages 13-18, with content carefully tailored for three developmental stages: 13-14 (early adolescence), 15-16 (middle adolescence), and 17-18 (late adolescence). Each age group receives content that meets them where they are emotionally and developmentally.

That's up to you. Some parents tell their teens about it, and some let the letters be a surprise. Either way works. The letters don't say "your parent signed you up for this" — they simply arrive, like getting a letter from a pen pal who cares.