Across the country, small groups are working to rebuild social connection amid rising loneliness in their own modest ways. It sounds simple — building relationships. But they’re up against powerful ...

They're joining civic groups, clubs and unions at lower rates than in generations. Recent polling shows that membership rates in religious congregations are around the lowest in nearly a century.

Bit by Bit, Small US Groups Chip Away at Historic Levels of Social Isolation Across the country, small groups are working to rebuild social connection amid rising loneliness in their own modest ways.

Americans are disconnected from each other at historic levels, buffeted by what a former surgeon general calls an “epidemic of loneliness.” In cities and towns around the U.S., some groups are working ...