Human Connection Project

Please find attached last year's impact report (2022) if you haven't seen it yet.

Lots has happened in 2023 as well -- we'll be compiling the data next Spring, but for more real-time updates, check out our social media at facebook.com/seekhealing or instagram.com/seekhealing!

Highlights from this year include:

• Delivered 12 in-person Listening Training retreats free-of-charge as public health education in Waynesville and Asheville, NC; as well as 10 online weekly series to empower students nationwide
• Hosted over 500 Connection Practice meetings and other connection-oriented events
• Saw loneliness scores for participants who engage with SeekHealing for at least 3-6 months improve by 27%
• Hosted a BIPOC-only Connection Practice series over the summer, as well as a BIPOC-only holistic wellness retreat in November
• Started running regular drop-in hours for meaningful human connection at both SeekHealing centers in Asheville and Waynesville
• The SeekHealing Center in Waynesville received its official national designation as a Recovery Community Center (RCC)
• Launched our partnership with The Phoenix and are now offering Connection Practice Meetings and Listening Training courses to the national recovery community through The Phoenix mobile app
• Completed the Stand Together Foundation's Catalyst Training Program and have worked to develop our fee-for-service training model to improve our financial sustainability while maximizing social health impact in workplaces & communities impacted by loneliness.
•  Hosted International Overdose Awareness Day and a grief ceremony in Asheville, NC on August 31
• Created a welcoming and inviting space for all community members at 4 "substance-free and small-talk free" dance parties over the course of the year in Asheville, NC
• Trained 20 students through Social Health Facilitation Training (SHFT) and certified 15 new facilitators 

• 2022 Impact Report (PDF)