Strategies for Social Connection

Explore promising strategies for advancing social connection, drawn from our SOCIAL Framework Reports and Action Guide for Building Socially Connected Communities. Each strategy includes the evidence behind it, along with examples from communities putting it into practice.

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- Built Environment
Activate streets as places for connection through the creation of complete and open streets initiatives
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- Built Environment
Use and encourage shared community housing models
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- Built Environment
Invest in multi-use public spaces that foster social connection and nature connection
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- Built Environment
Create third places that facilitate natural opportunities for connection
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- Built Environment
Design places to support comfort and connection
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- Arts, Culture, & Leisure
Develop and strengthen social-emotional skills and prosocial behavior through art and culture based activities
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- Built Environment
Increase access to recreation and socializing by adopting shared-use policies
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- Work, Employment, & Labor
Create mentoring or training programs to recruit and integrate residents into the workforce
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- Education
Create social, educational, and physical programs/activities for school-age youth
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Explore All Strategies

Activate streets as places for connection through the creation of complete and open streets initiatives

Use and encourage shared community housing models

Invest in multi-use public spaces that foster social connection and nature connection

Create third places that facilitate natural opportunities for connection

Design places to support comfort and connection

Develop and strengthen social-emotional skills and prosocial behavior through art and culture based activities

Increase access to recreation and socializing by adopting shared-use policies

Create mentoring or training programs to recruit and integrate residents into the workforce

Create social, educational, and physical programs/activities for school-age youth

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