Print pageRelease date: 12/12/2023
Contact:
Lindsay Moore, NeighborWorks America Media
202-760-4097
*** NeighborWorks America experts available for radio interviews***
WHAT:
Right now, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls loneliness an urgent health threat
with health effects as bad as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day. And who is most at risk of feeling the negative impacts of social isolation? Historically marginalized groups, a new survey from NeighborWorks America reports.
A couple of top findings:
More than 1 in 3 Black and Hispanic adults reported difficulty resuming social activities following the most socially isolated times of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Americans said improved access to food/groceries (39%), health care (35%), and affordable housing (27%) were the most important areas to develop to help those experiencing social isolation.
Resident services staff at NeighborWorks network organizations help residents connect to services such as food, rental assistance and financial asset building that provide critical support.
NeighborWorks America’s experts Marietta Rodriguez and Romi Hall are available to discuss:
Key findings from NeighborWorks’ survey.
Themes in social isolation and community connections.
Solutions NeighborWorks America offers to address social isolation.
WHO:
Marietta Rodriguez, President & CEO
Romi Hall, Director, Healthy Homes and Communities
WHEN: Times by Request
About NeighborWorks America
For 45 years, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp., a national, nonpartisan nonprofit known as NeighborWorks America, has strived to make every community a place of opportunity. Our network of excellence includes nearly 250 nonprofits in every state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. NeighborWorks offers grant funding, peer exchange, technical assistance, evaluation tools, and access to training as the nation's leading trainer of housing and community development professionals. NeighborWorks network organizations provide residents in their communities with affordable homes, owned and rented; financial counseling and coaching; community building through resident engagement; and collaboration in the areas of health, employment and education.
