Coalition Resources

Learn more about what the coalition is up to.

The Wisconsin Coalition for Social Connection meets on the first Monday of every month from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. If you’re interested in being an active Coalition member and attending these monthly leadership meetings, please contact us.
Join the Wisconsin Coalition for Social Connection Network meetings! Network meetings are open to anyone. 2026 meeting schedule: February 17, April 21, June 16, August 18, October 20, and December 15 from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. The last half hour of each meeting will be for networking and open discussion. Registration is required. Register here.
Coalition committees (currently: Awareness Committee and Policy Champions Committee) meet monthly. If you’re interested in joining a committee, please contact us.

The coalition’s work plan and meeting minutes can be found below:

2024-Present

2023

1/17 – The Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD)- Living Well Project Presentation (Recording | PPT | PDF)
4/18 – Michelle Bachaus from Wisconsin Bike Fed presented on Cycling Without Age program (Recording)
6/20 – Angie Sullivan and Sara Richie presented on “The WI Story to End SI/L” regarding their SI/L screening tool pilot (Recording)
9/19 – Suzanne Morley presented on Falls Free Wisconsin (Recording)
10/17 – Kathleen Pater from NewBridge Madison presented on depression and mental illness, and its bi-directional connection to social isolation & loneliness (Recording)
11/13-17 – Social Isolation & Loneliness Awareness Week
Webinar #1 (November 14): Community Voices
Webinar #2 (November 15): Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation
Webinar #3 (November 17): Improving Social Connections in Homebound Older Adults
12/19 – Kathy Platt presented on her Social Health Labs mini grant on how she made social connections while positively impacting the monarch butterfly population (Recording)

If you are unable to access the above resources, please contact connectwi@wihealthyaging.org