You Talk, We Listen
Listening builds healthy humans and a just world.
Our Mission
At Sidewalk Talk, we believe in the transformative power of heart-centered listening. Our mission is to reduce loneliness, increase belonging, promote inclusion, and enhance social health through the practice of listening on public sidewalks worldwide. Learn more about us here.
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Loneliness Is a Problem for Us All
Chronic loneliness and disconnection lead to heart disease and early death, increases in depression and anxiety, social polarization, and increases in impulsive and violent behavior. We are all touched directly and indirectly by the effects of loneliness.
Our Vision
At Sidewalk Talk, we envision a world of connection and belonging, where everyone matters.
Our Impact in 2019
We transformed lonely sidewalks to public spaces of connection 431 times in 2019. Sidewalk Talk listeners were out impacting lives every single day, sometimes twice a day.
We grew to offer ongoing listening events in 89 communities in 2019, from 58.
We heard the stories of over 6280 people who reported feeling more connected and happier. Our goal is to hear 11,000 stories in 2020.
We referred over 147 people to mental health services.
Our listeners showed measurable changes too:
Listener well-being and belonging went up.
Listener bias went down.
Listeners reported listening better in their personal lives.
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Together we've created ongoing listening chapters in 50+ cities in 15 countries worldwide.
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