Miki Agrawal
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Yeah. So Belong Center, you know, it's a national nonprofit where we launched a program across all 50 states already. I mean, just in the last year alone. And we're a brand new nonprofit, but we've been, you know, I think press and media love us because...
Yeah. So Belong Center, you know, it's a national nonprofit where we launched a program across all 50 states already. I mean, just in the last year alone. And we're a brand new nonprofit, but we've been, you know, I think press and media love us because...
Again, everyone talks about why ending loneliness is important, but no one is actually boots on the ground building centers, creating the programs, doing the work to actually end loneliness. And so we've launched programs including Belong Circles.
Again, everyone talks about why ending loneliness is important, but no one is actually boots on the ground building centers, creating the programs, doing the work to actually end loneliness. And so we've launched programs including Belong Circles.
Again, everyone talks about why ending loneliness is important, but no one is actually boots on the ground building centers, creating the programs, doing the work to actually end loneliness. And so we've launched programs including Belong Circles.
So it's a curriculum-based, facilitator-led Belong Circle where it's a 75-minute circle where you meet once a month in whatever city or state that you're in.
So it's a curriculum-based, facilitator-led Belong Circle where it's a 75-minute circle where you meet once a month in whatever city or state that you're in.
So it's a curriculum-based, facilitator-led Belong Circle where it's a 75-minute circle where you meet once a month in whatever city or state that you're in.
And in that 75-minute circle, you're getting to know one another, you're meeting each other, you're working on different strategies on how to make friends, how to connect with one another, you're bonding with each other, you're doing somatic practices. And by the end of it, you walk out of a belong circle and you're like, I don't feel lonely, I feel more connected, I feel more hopeful.
And in that 75-minute circle, you're getting to know one another, you're meeting each other, you're working on different strategies on how to make friends, how to connect with one another, you're bonding with each other, you're doing somatic practices. And by the end of it, you walk out of a belong circle and you're like, I don't feel lonely, I feel more connected, I feel more hopeful.
And in that 75-minute circle, you're getting to know one another, you're meeting each other, you're working on different strategies on how to make friends, how to connect with one another, you're bonding with each other, you're doing somatic practices. And by the end of it, you walk out of a belong circle and you're like, I don't feel lonely, I feel more connected, I feel more hopeful.
I feel like I can actually go out and learn. I know how to make new friends now. I know exactly what to do. I'm going to throw my first dinner party. I'm going to create an event experience to go and do that in my little community where I live. And so I'm just really excited about this nonprofit because we get to teach people in so many ways. There's not one silver bullet to ending loneliness.
I feel like I can actually go out and learn. I know how to make new friends now. I know exactly what to do. I'm going to throw my first dinner party. I'm going to create an event experience to go and do that in my little community where I live. And so I'm just really excited about this nonprofit because we get to teach people in so many ways. There's not one silver bullet to ending loneliness.
I feel like I can actually go out and learn. I know how to make new friends now. I know exactly what to do. I'm going to throw my first dinner party. I'm going to create an event experience to go and do that in my little community where I live. And so I'm just really excited about this nonprofit because we get to teach people in so many ways. There's not one silver bullet to ending loneliness.
There's so many ways that we need to approach this topic. But we have the Circles program. We have a... a block party challenge that we're launching next year. We're inviting America to revitalize a block party. I love the block party. A block party in your neighborhood with a sprinkler and a thing to get to know your neighbors. So we're building a whole block party challenge next year.
There's so many ways that we need to approach this topic. But we have the Circles program. We have a... a block party challenge that we're launching next year. We're inviting America to revitalize a block party. I love the block party. A block party in your neighborhood with a sprinkler and a thing to get to know your neighbors. So we're building a whole block party challenge next year.
There's so many ways that we need to approach this topic. But we have the Circles program. We have a... a block party challenge that we're launching next year. We're inviting America to revitalize a block party. I love the block party. A block party in your neighborhood with a sprinkler and a thing to get to know your neighbors. So we're building a whole block party challenge next year.
We have a belong bench, these yellow circular benches, where you see just benches that are straight and you're linearly sitting. I sponsored one in Austin. Nikki's a sponsor of one of these. But imagine like when you sit on a bench at a park, you're just sitting straight looking forward, not looking at each other. So we built these yellow benches that are circular.
We have a belong bench, these yellow circular benches, where you see just benches that are straight and you're linearly sitting. I sponsored one in Austin. Nikki's a sponsor of one of these. But imagine like when you sit on a bench at a park, you're just sitting straight looking forward, not looking at each other. So we built these yellow benches that are circular.
We have a belong bench, these yellow circular benches, where you see just benches that are straight and you're linearly sitting. I sponsored one in Austin. Nikki's a sponsor of one of these. But imagine like when you sit on a bench at a park, you're just sitting straight looking forward, not looking at each other. So we built these yellow benches that are circular.