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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- Education
Offer social-emotional learning curriculum or training to build social cognitive skills
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- Civic Engagement
Create and support volunteer programs, including those that provide social connections and interaction among sub-populations (e.g., intergenerational, cross-cultural)
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- Housing
Form and invest in neighborhood associations between residents (e.g., block clubs, neighborhood associations, parent groups, and faith-based communities) that are led by residents and community members with lived experience related to social disconnectedness
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- Built Environment
Create community environments that deter crime and increase perception of safety
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Offer social-emotional learning curriculum or training to build social cognitive skills

Create and support volunteer programs, including those that provide social connections and interaction among sub-populations (e.g., intergenerational, cross-cultural)

Form and invest in neighborhood associations between residents (e.g., block clubs, neighborhood associations, parent groups, and faith-based communities) that are led by residents and community members with lived experience related to social disconnectedness

Create community environments that deter crime and increase perception of safety

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