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About our mascot, Peppy Penerson

Since launching, all our outreach materials have been chosen and created by youth volunteers.
 
In February 2016, the pen our volunteers were drawn to was one with a smiling face and intense feather hair. Staff then took these pens to resource fairs, school events, and other youth-friendly locations in Clark County. Young people really liked the pen, the small cheerful source of our contact information.
 
Later in 2016, volunteers brainstormed creative ways to reach out to teens using social media. Due to the anonymity of our volunteers, we decided our smiling pen would serve as our collective face. Our face needed a name—many were submitted, the voting was intense, and ultimately Peppy Penerson became the name and face of kindness and support we provide.
 
In 2017, a national online magazine featured Peppy for being a creative way to promote a program and spread positive messages about mental health to youth.
 
In March 2016, we invested in promoting our firm value on diversity in strong intentional ways by asking the distributor of the Peppy pens to make them available in multicultural colors. In December 2017, we received the very first shipment of multicultural Peppys. We are thrilled Peppy can share multiple faces—all of which share kindness and support.
Peppys in front of the words
In 2018, we shared
Peppy Penerson pens with the community

Peppy's adventures

Peppy loves to travel. Here are some pictures and a map of where Peppy's been throughout the years.
Are you traveling soon? Peppy is the PERFECT travel buddy! Order a free Peppy Penerson from us to take with you on your adventures!
After you take a picture of Peppy, you can upload it on social media (#PeppyPenerson) or upload it at the bottom of this page.

Where to get your own Peppy

Battle Ground Community Library
1207 SE 8th Way, Battle Ground
Teen Central
Cascade Park Community Library
600 NE 136th Ave, Vancouver
Teen Central
La Center Community Library
1411 NE Lockwood Creek Road, La Center
Teen Central
Ridgefield Community Library
210 N Main Ave, Ridgefield
Teen Central
Three Creeks Community Library
800-C NE Tenney Road, Vancouver
Teen Central
Vancouver Community Library
901 “C” St, Vancouver
Teen Central
Vancouver Mall Library
8700 NE Vancouver Mall Drive, Suite 285, Vancouver
Washougal Community Library
1661 “C” St, Washougal
Teen Central
You can also order a free Peppy Penerson from TeenTalk!

Follow Peppy on social media

Peppys displaying Facebook, Twitter and Instagram logos
Follow Peppy on Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter and Instagram @PeppyPenerson.
 
Peppy’s favorite things are adventures, dressing up and selfies. Take a picture of Peppy, upload it on social media, and #PeppyPenerson.
 
Because we value people’s right to privacy, we don't look at the profiles of our friends and followers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Fan art

    Want to share a picture you took or made of Peppy? ​
    ​Upload it here so we can share it on social media.

    Please provide a name (real or a code name) we can use to give you credit for your awesome photo.
    Max file size: 20MB
Submit
Take your own Peppy on a wild, crazy adventure
Take your own Peppy on a wild, crazy adventure!
Find a Peppy at one of the places listed above or order a free Peppy Penerson from TeenTalk!

Contact us

Monday to Thursday: 4-9 pm
Friday: 4-7 pm


Call us at 360.397.2428
Text us at 360.984.0936
​​Email us at [email protected]
​Message us on Facebook @PeppyPenerson
Follow us on Facebook @ClarkCountyTeenTalk
Follow us on Snapchat @PeppyPenerson
Follow us on Instagram @PeppyPenerson
Post anonymously on our ​Ask Peppy message board

What teens are saying about us

"I can tell we were meant to be friends."
- caller, March 2024

"Thank you for everything these are some amazing tools, helping me feel heard I appreciate it ALOT I teared up while reading this email because I finally feel heard and have some effective tools to use when I am feeling frustrated. I really needed that☺️ Thank you so so much for all the uplifting words and useful tools."
- email messenger, February 2024

"thank you!! that makes me feel a lot better. i like having someone to talk to about things"
- text messenger, January 2024
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  • Home
  • Resources
    • Booklets
    • Resources
  • Things to Do
    • Calendar and Activities
    • Today's Compliment and Challenge
  • About
    • What We Do For Youth >
      • Compassion Boxes
      • Other Outreach
    • What We Do For Adults >
      • I Work With Teens
      • Presentations
    • Our History
    • Our Volunteers
    • Our Mascot: Peppy Penerson
  • Contact
    • Ask Peppy
    • Contact Us
  • Get Involved
    • Teens (15-19)
    • Adults (20+)
  • Free Materials
    • For myself or a teen I know
    • For lots of teens I know
    • Downloadables
  • FAQ
  • TeenTalk Thoughts
  • Free Materials