Social isolation and loneliness can have devastating impacts on our well-being. During Loneliness Awareness Week (June 12-18) and beyond, join ACL and its aging and disability networks in promoting meaningful social connection as an essential part of maintaining good mental and physical health.
engAGED Fill-in-the-Blank Campaign
Taking place June 12-18, engAGED's Fill-in-the-Blank campaign is open to anyone who would like to participate. Their Loneliness Awareness Week toolkit has information on how to participate and sample social media posts. Use #LonelinessAwarenessWeek when posting on social media to join the conversation.
Funded by ACL and administered by USAging, engAGED: The National Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults aims to expand and enhance the aging network's capacity by identifying and disseminating resources and strategies that increase social engagement for older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers.
Commit to Connect Webinar: State-Level Leadership in Promoting Social Connection
Thursday, June 15, 2023 | 1:00-2:00 PM ET
Register for the webinar.
Join Commit to Connect for a webinar that will highlight findings from a recent ADvancing States poll on state initiatives promoting social connection. Georgia and Wisconsin will share their state-level initiatives, highlight engagement efforts, and share tips and best practices.
This event will include American Sign Language interpretation and captioning services. For questions, contact info@committoconnect.org.
Commit to Connect is a cross-sector initiative, launched by ACL, to fight social isolation and loneliness by helping people connect and engage to build the social connections they need to thrive.