Community Building Workshop

In 2023, the US Surgeon General released a report calling loneliness an epidemic, with 1 out of 2 Americans reporting loneliness.

Learn strategies to build community and combat loneliness, with an opportunity utilize them immediately during the workshop with other members of the Toledo community.

-----------

The Junior League of Toledo is an organization of women whose mission is to advance women’s leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training.

-------------

When Amy Schenkel bought a house she thought she would find community. But neighbors were not very connected. So she put a table in her front yard. From a front yard table grew a tight neighborhood, where people focused on what they shared, rather than how they differed.

She coaches people to help them connect their own communities. She gives workshops and presentations on what it means to build trust.

To hear a sample of Amy's work, follow this link:

https://community.weavers.org/db/weaving-in-400-seconds/record/amy-schenkel-grand-rapids-mi

-----------

Weave: The Social Fabric Project tackles the problem of broken social trust that has left Americans divided, lonely, and in social gridlock. Weave connects, supports, and invests in local leaders stepping up to weave a new, inclusive social fabric where they live. The project was founded by New York Times columnist and author David Brooks at the Aspen Institute

Host or Publisher Junior League of Toledo