Posts by Anne Powell
Why Community Matters

The Surgeon General recently issued a report on something we have been noticing for quite some time; that there is an epidemic of loneliness and isolation in the United States. This was truly a heart breaking study to hear that 1 in 2 Americans feel like they “shoulder all of life’s burdens alone” or feel that “if they were to disappear tomorrow, no-one would notice.” Despite the overwhelming amount of time our teens “connect” over social media, video games, or binging the same Netflix shows, they are more lonely than ever.  Why?  

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