Harvard University research lab finds that 36% of all Americans—including 61% of young adults —feel “serious loneliness.”

While Cleveland has more downtown residents than ever in its history, the pandemic only exacerbated another deep health issue—that we are alone. The Loneliness in America project at Harvard says that despite Americans’ high commitment to ourselves, we are rapidly growing more depressed and anxious because of our low commitment to something greater than ourselves and to each other.

God did not make humankind to be alone or to be detached from their purpose. It is our mission to connect our neighbors to their meaning and see our city flourish.