“Loneliness ends when we reach out, and Seniors Loneliness Awareness Week is intended to be a time to reach out and connect. During the week, we are encouraging people to honour the wisdom and experiences of our seniors by bridging the gap with empathy and companionship,” said Pete Bombaci, Founder and CEO of GenWell. “Our goal is to help everyone find their own way to connect with a senior, because together, we can make every senior feel a sense of connection and community.”

Today is the official start of GenWell’s 2024 Spring GenWell Weekend campaign, and we are inviting people to join our human connection movement this May 3, 4 and 5, by making us the catalyst to reach out to friends, family,
neighbours, classmates or colleagues and getting connected face-to-face.

Today is the official start of GenWell’s 2024 Spring GenWell Weekend campaign, and we are inviting people to join our human connection movement this May 3, 4 and 5, by making us the catalyst to reach out to friends, family,
neighbours, classmates or colleagues and getting connected face-to-face.

The increased hustle and bustle may trigger anxiety and additional fatigue but I’d like to empower you to find ways to manage your symptoms during this special period of the year.

Reflecting on the importance of social connection in later life, we discuss how prosocial behaviours may be a powerful way to boost social connection and consequently improve the health and well-being of older Canadians.

This work provides some great preliminary evidence of how important social connection can be when it comes to the health and well-being of sexual minority men.

To combat the effects of loneliness we need to design solutions that meaningfully connect people to each other.

When our neighbourhoods become communities of connection, they become the primary source of health. There is power in human connection, and there is power in ordering our lives around this belief.

Understanding our Intersectional Identities allows us to find the communities we are apart of and have a better sense of connection to other people.

Every Canadian business should be at the forefront of the Human Connection Movement, whether for your own business or the broader community.