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A friendly caller / visitor program could help with loneliness

By Hicbd
Mon Oct 18 2021 8:51 am

"The stranger’s call came when Dianne Green needed it most...The cheerful voice on the line was Janine Blezien, a nurse from a Chicago hospital’s “friendly caller” program, created during the pandemic to help lonely seniors cope with isolation."

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https://apnews.com/article/us-news-seniors-coronavirus-pandemic-chicago-6580da08c38bc4e050875fa3982acfe2
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/nowornever/how-to-make-friends-as-an-adult-1.4909848/for-lonely-seniors-friendship-is-just-a-phone-call-away-1.4916260

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Public Health Volunteering Elderly / Disabled / Aging Care Loneliness Nonprofit / NGO Idea Meals on Wheels (nonprofit)

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