About Letters from Lisa

Letters from Lisa was founded by Lisa Giuffre on May 17, 2020. The project was born during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when the world was facing extreme isolation. Knowing that so many were struggling with loss, loneliness, exasperated mental illness, and more, Lisa created her passion project as a way to brighten peoples’ days from a distance. Lisa has been mailing letters full of love and encouragement to those who need it all over the world ever since.

45 U.S. States

We have mailed letters to 44 U.S. states, plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico

50 countries

We mail letters worldwide!

2k+ requests

We have mailed handwritten letters to over 1,500 people, free of charge

600+ letters

We have mailed over 350 letters to McLean Hospital’s OCD Institute residents in Belmont, MA

The first letter was requested on May 17th, 2020
The 100th letter was sent on June 16th, 2020
Letters from Lisa held its first sticker sale fundraiser in November 2020
The 500th letter was sent on March 29th, 2021
Lisa sent her first set of bulk letters to a treatment program (McLean’s OCDI) on July 23, 2021. The package contained 26 handwritten notes to people in residential treatment for OCD.
After writing over 700 letters on her own, Lisa welcomed the first Volunteer Letter Writer to the team in June 2022
Lisa met with a local Girl Scout troop to talk about Letters from Lisa on March 13, 2023
Letters from Lisa sent their 1000th letter on March 14th, 2023
Letters from Lisa welcomed 5 new Volunteer Letter Writers to the team in May 2024