January 18: Belonging in Bend: How lonely are we?

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After this dynamic forum, attendees will walk away with a better understanding what loneliness is, how it’s showing up in our community and why we should care. 

Presenter: Brianne Kothari Associate Professor and Program Coordinator, Human Development and Family Sciences-OSU Cascades

Forum Resources:

Socially Connected Communities: Solutions for Social Isolation

Community Belonging Measurement Project

The Lonely Century by Noreena Hertz

St. Charles to focus on reducing loneliness, fostering belonging through funding priority

Millennial and Gen Z parents are struggling