Our mission is to end the loneliness epidemic and build a culture of belonging
BELONGING IS
ACCEPTANCE
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BELONGING IS
COMMUNITY
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BELONGING IS
HOSPITALITY
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BELONGING IS
LISTENING
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BELONGING IS
RESPONDING
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BELONGING IS
UNIVERSAL
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BELONGING IS
PRESENCE
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BELONGING IS
EMBRACE
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BELONGING IS
HEALING
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BELONGING IS
HUMAN
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BELONGING IS
MAGNETIC
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BELONGING IS
VALIDATION
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BELONGING IS
PERSPECTIVE
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BELONGING IS
KINDNESS
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BELONGING IS
LOVE
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BELONGING IS
EXPRESSION
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BELONGING IS
CONFIDENCE
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BELONGING IS
COLORFUL
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BELONGING IS
STRENGTH
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BELONGING IS
MOVEMENT
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BELONGING IS ACCEPTANCE ✦ BELONGING IS COMMUNITY ✦ BELONGING IS HOSPITALITY ✦ BELONGING IS LISTENING ✦ BELONGING IS RESPONDING ✦ BELONGING IS UNIVERSAL ✦ BELONGING IS PRESENCE ✦ BELONGING IS EMBRACE ✦ BELONGING IS HEALING ✦ BELONGING IS HUMAN ✦ BELONGING IS MAGNETIC ✦ BELONGING IS VALIDATION ✦ BELONGING IS PERSPECTIVE ✦ BELONGING IS KINDNESS ✦ BELONGING IS LOVE ✦ BELONGING IS EXPRESSION ✦ BELONGING IS CONFIDENCE ✦ BELONGING IS COLORFUL ✦ BELONGING IS STRENGTH ✦ BELONGING IS MOVEMENT ✦
Our work
Belong Circles (piloted in 25+ U.S. cities)
The Belong Center Blueprint™ (learn to build belonging and create the communities you crave — coming soon!)
Belong Benches - (a connection inspiring third space; recently on tour with electronic music band Above & Beyond)
We design products and programs for human connection that empower everyday citizens to connect and combat loneliness and isolation.
Belong Center Blueprint™
Coming Soon!
Learn to build belonging and design the spaces for community to thrive!
5 self-guided video trainings, creative exercises and tools to:
Deepen connection with yourself
Strengthen existing relationships
Build the communities you crave
The leading cause of depression is loneliness.
1 in 2 American adults experience loneliness
43% of Americans feel they don’t have meaningful relationships (people to talk to about how they really are)
Cigna Corporation, 2018
Social disconnection increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, dementia, even early death.
74% of people in the U.S. feel like they don’t belong in their local communities.
Loneliness has the same impact on our mortality as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
Department of Health & Human Services, 2023
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