

Problem/Solution
Problem: Social Isolation & Loneliness leads to:
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higher morbidity and mortality rates.
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worse health outcomes than obesity, drinking alcohol, and/or smoking.
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adults being more vulnerable to abuse or neglect by themselves or others.
Loneliness is: “a biological response (e.g. like hunger, thirst or pain) that has evolved to ensure we seek out meaningful social connections with others and belong to social groups...This social connectedness is necessary for our wellbeing and survival... http://www.alternet.org/personal-health/dying-company-social-isolation-increases-death-r
Loneliness differs from social isolation, which is the objective absence of social contacts and social connectedness”Goodman, Adams, and Swift, 2015, p.5).

Social Isolation & Loneliness Hurts, and Can Kill.



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Solution: Social integration & close friendships are the top two determinants of a longer, happier life.


Our Mission
Making social isolation and loneliness history for local and visiting adults and seniors (18 to 80 and up) by creating bonds of friendship and growing social networks through easy-to-find shared activities and events.
Our Vision
Making social isolation and loneliness history for local and visiting adults and seniors (18 to 80 and up) through easy-to-find shared activities and events, region by region, nationwide.
