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SUMMARY:2025 National Summit to Increase Social Connections
DESCRIPTION:Join Commit to Connect for the 2025 National Summit to Increase Social Connections\, a two-day virtual event focused on this year’s theme: “Scaling and Replicating Effective Social Connection Programs.” \nThe event will bring together local\, state\, and national leaders from across sectors to grow the social connections of older adults and people with disabilities. Participants will gain insights into innovative programs\, promising practices\, and resources that promote social connection\, as well as strategies and mechanisms to grow\, replicate\, and scale social connection programs nationwide. \nRegistration is free but required. Visit the event page to view the full agenda. This event will include CART captioning and ASL interpretation. Contact info@committoconnect.org with any questions.
URL:https://www.social-connection.org/event/2025-national-summit-to-increase-social-connections/
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Collaboration Lab™ Introductory Session
DESCRIPTION:Want to strengthen your knowledge and skills to achieve impactful community improvements? Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from our partners at Healthy Places by Design about a menu of options to help you! Collaboration Lab™ is a practice-tested approach that builds participants’ confidence and capacity in collective leadership\, cross-sector partnerships\, building trust\, and navigating power. The approach offers a balance of structured facilitation\, live problem-solving\, and an interactive and responsive space for deep learning and application. Sign up for one of the introductory sessions to learn more in a Power of Collaboration Introductory Session.
URL:https://www.social-connection.org/event/collaboration-lab-introductory-session-3/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250730T150000
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SUMMARY:Improving Community Safety through Social Connections
DESCRIPTION:Join Healthy Places by Design on July 30\, 3 pm ET for their next webinar on Improving Community Safety through Social Connections. Research shows that connected communities have lower rates of crime and violence. Greater connection also helps community members feel safer and be more likely to take collective action to prevent crime. Ruben Cantu\, Director of Safety and Wellbeing at Prevention Institute\, will share an overview of Prevention Institute’s Community Safety Realized Framework and describe evidence-based strategies for improving safety and connection in communities. Anna Guerrero\, Director of Development and Communications for Urban Family\, will share strategies they use to create safe and connected neighborhoods for communities of color in South Seattle. \nRegister for the webinar and be sure to hold time on your calendars to join the post-webinar discussion group on the same day from 4-5 pm ET where you can engage in deeper discussions with presenters and peers about the webinar topic. A link to join the discussion group will be provided during the webinar. \nRegister here.
URL:https://www.social-connection.org/event/improving-community-safety-through-social-connections/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250715T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250715T113000
DTSTAMP:20260703T061928
CREATED:20250516T043713Z
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SUMMARY:Collaboration Lab™ Introductory Session
DESCRIPTION:Want to strengthen your knowledge and skills to achieve impactful community improvements? Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from our partners at Healthy Places by Design about a menu of options to help you! Collaboration Lab™ is a practice-tested approach that builds participants’ confidence and capacity in collective leadership\, cross-sector partnerships\, building trust\, and navigating power. The approach offers a balance of structured facilitation\, live problem-solving\, and an interactive and responsive space for deep learning and application. Sign up for one of the introductory sessions to learn more in a Power of Collaboration Introductory Session.
URL:https://www.social-connection.org/event/collaboration-lab-introductory-session-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250703T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250703T170000
DTSTAMP:20260703T061928
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250703T145052Z
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SUMMARY:Solving the Youth Wellbeing Challenge
DESCRIPTION:Rates of depression\, anxiety\, and loneliness are surging among young people\, as social connections weaken and mental health challenges intensify. \nIn response\, researchers and experts are sounding the alarm—calling for urgent\, comprehensive solutions to reverse these trends and support youth wellbeing. \nSemafor journalists will lead in-depth conversations exploring the complex drivers of this crisis\, highlighting opportunities to rebuild social ties\, foster resilience\, and develop lasting strategies to improve the mental health of young people. \nWatch the live event on demand on July 16th at 9 AM ET \nLearn more here.
URL:https://www.social-connection.org/event/solving-the-youth-wellbeing-challenge/
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250626T170000
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CREATED:20250613T170650Z
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SUMMARY:Social Connection Summit: The Invisible Third Pillar of Wellness
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Fabrik’s inaugural Social Connection Summit\, Thursday\, June 26th\n​We prioritize our physical health by going to the gym\, our mental health by meditating or seeing a therapist\, but what about our social health? \n​Social wellness is the third pillar in our wellness triangle\, often meaningfully influencing the others\, yet it remains largely invisible. Loneliness is the largest health crisis of our time—as deadly as smoking 15 cigarettes a day and costing our economy $460B annually. Despite the severity\, no one has identified a real solution. \n​We’re changing that by pioneering the social spaces industry and giving us all a reason to approach social connection with the same intentionality we bring to the gym. This isn’t just about addressing loneliness – it’s about designing a life where connection isn’t left to chance. \n​Ready to get back together IRL? Join us as we build the social health movement together at Fabrik\, a network of social spaces designed specifically for community\, connection\, and finding a sense of belonging. \n  \nClick to learn more and register.
URL:https://www.social-connection.org/event/social-connection-summit-the-invisible-third-pillar-of-wellness/
LOCATION:Fabrik DUMBO\, 20 Jay St Suite 218\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250625T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250625T153000
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CREATED:20250516T043558Z
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SUMMARY:Collaboration Lab™ Introductory Session
DESCRIPTION:Want to strengthen your knowledge and skills to achieve impactful community improvements? Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from our partners at Healthy Places by Design about a menu of options to help you! Collaboration Lab™ is a practice-tested approach that builds participants’ confidence and capacity in collective leadership\, cross-sector partnerships\, building trust\, and navigating power. The approach offers a balance of structured facilitation\, live problem-solving\, and an interactive and responsive space for deep learning and application. Sign up for one of the introductory sessions to learn more in a Power of Collaboration Introductory Session.
URL:https://www.social-connection.org/event/collaboration-lab-introductory-session/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250606T100000
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SUMMARY:Building cities and neighbourhoods for children and all ages
DESCRIPTION:The OECD report Cities for All Ages\, supported by the Ministry of Land\, Infrastructure\, Transport\, and Tourism of Japan\, aims to promote key policy actions to create more age-inclusive cities. The share of older people in OECD cities is rising fast\, while many large cities continue to grow and attract young people. Without age-inclusive policies\, cities face significant social and economic consequences\, ranging from poorer health outcomes and higher isolation to workforce loss\, increased public spending\, and brain drain. The Cities for All Ages report explores how local and national governments can address these challenges and make cities work for all generations. It highlights strategies such as adapting urban design and land use planning for more accessible cities\, providing age-friendly housing\, and engaging both young and older people in labour and consumer markets. To drive progress\, the report offers a checklist of nine policy actions across three key areas – strategy setting\, resource development and stakeholder co-ordination – to help local and national governments shape cities for all ages. \nThe project Building Child-Friendly Neighbourhoods\, supported by the Van Leer Foundation\, elaborated an OECD-wide monitoring framework\, which lays out the neighbourhood elements that matter for children’s well-being and development\, and maps available cross-national indicators. The identified neighbourhood elements encompass aspects of the built environment\, communities’ social relationships\, and children’s access to basic services such as schools and health services. An OECD-wide monitoring of children’s neighbourhood conditions can support local and national policy makers in building child-friendly neighbourhoods and in attenuating geographical disparities by facilitating resource allocation\, collaboration across sectors and levels of government\, and cross-country learning with respect to effective policy tools. The project also summarises practical considerations for national and local policy makers and other stakeholders involved in data-driven efforts to improve children’s neighbourhoods. It highlights how locally adapted policy solutions hold greater promise to mitigate the locational disadvantage that some children experience. Moreover\, it emphasises the need for more rigorous implementation and evaluations to increase policies’ effectiveness and gain a more complete understanding of the potential of place-based policies to build stronger neighbourhoods for children. \nThe webinar will be held virtually over Zoom. To participate\, please register here. The link with log-in details will be sent to all registered participants. The meeting will be recorded and made publicly available.
URL:https://www.social-connection.org/event/building-cities-and-neighbourhoods-for-children-and-all-ages/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250528T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250528T170000
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SUMMARY:Bridging and Belonging to Strengthen Social Connections
DESCRIPTION:Bridging across divides and creating a shared sense of belonging in communities is essential to sustain a broader socially connected community. Approaches that honor the diversity of members in the community require bringing people together across differences to avoid othering and siloing of subgroups. Creating a sense of belonging involves helping all community members feel safe and valued. Join us on May 28\, 3-4 pm ET to learn about the status of disconnection in our country and communities\, as well as evidence-based strategies and community examples to foster bridging and belonging while honoring diversity. Calista Small\, Research Manager with More in Common\, will share highlights from the recently released report\, The Connection Opportunity: Insights for Bringing Americans Together Across Difference. Kira Hamman\, Senior Director of Programs with Urban Rural Action\, will share how the Uniting for Action program is bringing highly polarized and once divided communities together. \nRegister here to join the live webinar on Wednesday\, May 28th from 3-4 pm ET\, and hold time in your schedule to join the post-webinar discussion group from 4-5 pm ET to engage in deeper discussions with presenters and peers. \nThe Socially Connected Communities webinars are recorded and made available on Healthy Places by Design’s YouTube channel for public access. The discussion groups are conducted in Zoom meetings. The discussion group session is recorded for internal purposes and is not shared publicly in order to provide a safe and confidential space for participant engagement. \nWebinar registrants are automatically added to the Socially Connected Communities Network communications list and can opt-out at any time.
URL:https://www.social-connection.org/event/bridging-and-belonging-to-strengthen-social-connections/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250508T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250508T150000
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SUMMARY:Unpacking the Third AHC Evaluation Report
DESCRIPTION:In November 2024\, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) released the third evaluation report of the Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Model\, in which Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries in 28 communities were screened for social risks and offered navigation to help resolve identified risks. The 177-page report is chock full of interesting findings. Join us for a webinar on May 8th 11-12 PST/2-3pm EST to unpack the report’s findings with Dawn Alley\, former director of the AHC Model at CMMI and Head of Scale at IMPaCT Care and SIREN Co-Directors Caroline Fichtenberg and Danielle Hessler-Jones. This webinar is made possible with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
URL:https://www.social-connection.org/event/unpacking-the-third-ahc-evaluation-report/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Community,Health
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250430T140000
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SUMMARY:Building Community Care Hubs to Address Health-Related Social Needs: Lessons from New York and North Carolina Medicaid
DESCRIPTION:As state Medicaid programs seek ways to address health-related social needs (HRSN)\, partnerships with community-based organizations (CBOs) are increasingly important. As trusted community entities\, CBOs are well positioned to understand community members’ needs and provide essential services and supports. In recent years\, the number of CBOs contracting with health systems and managed care organizations (MCOs) to deliver HRSN has grown significantly. Creating the infrastructure for effective partnership\, however\, can be costly and burdensome for CBOs\, particularly for smaller\, less resourced organizations. In response\, CBOs are forming networks — often led by a backbone organization called a community care hub — to establish shared infrastructure and a systematic approach for MCOs\, providers\, and CBOs to coordinate service delivery and referrals. \nThis webinar explored how state Medicaid programs are using the community care hub model to better tailor and coordinate delivery of HRSN services to address community needs. It highlighted key design and implementation considerations for building effective hubs\, based on the experiences of Medicaid agencies in New York and North Carolina. \nThe states featured are participants in the Medicaid Health-Related Social Needs Implementation Learning Series\, led by the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) in partnership with HealthBegins and SIREN\, and made possible by the Kaiser Permanente National Community Benefit Fund at The East Bay Community Foundation.
URL:https://www.social-connection.org/event/building-community-care-hubs-to-address-health-related-social-needs-lessons-from-new-york-and-north-carolina-medicaid/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Community,Health
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