THE CONNECTION HUB
INSPIRED BY ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE
Maybe you just watched All the Lonely People, our documentary about people finding their way through loneliness and isolation.
Or maybe you found this page while searching for your own ways to feel more connected.
Either way, welcome!
The Connection Hub is created by The Clowder Group, an independent documentary company that believes creating a place for people to go- after the show- turns insight into action.
Here you can find practical ideas, trusted resources, and simple tools to strengthen connection.
Let us know what you think!
30-DAY CONNECTION PROJECT
Imagine receiving one simple WAY TO CONNECT each day
Not overwhelming advice.
Not another newsletter.
A small idea each day to help reach out, show up, and reconnect delivered directly to your phone.
Because meaningful change often begins with surprisingly small actions.
Join the 30-Day Connection Project
Loneliness Life Hacks
The people featured in All The Lonely People taught us their "Loneliness Life Hacks". Simple things they do to break their isolation. Explore them. Try one. Then try another. You don't need to change your whole life. Sometimes one small step is enough.
From All The Lonely People
Life Hacks Shown in the Film
- Maintain a Positive Outlook
- Reach Out Early
- Accept Where You Are
- Say You Feel Lonely
- Move to a Different Setting
- Care for an Animal
- Step Outside Your Comfort Zone
- Express Gratitude
- Connect With Nature
- Find Like-Minded People
- Perform an Act of Kindness
- Build Three Close Friendships
Find Your Own Loneliness Life Hacks
Which Of These Sounds Most Like You?
No two people experience loneliness in exactly the same way. Choose the card that feels most like your life right now. You may see yourself in more than one.
Loneliness Life Hacks
Connection Checkup
Six quick questions can offer a snapshot of how connected or disconnected life feels right now. This is not a diagnosis or a grade. It is simply a place to begin.
YOUR CONNECTION SNAPSHOT
Your result
EMOTIONAL CONNECTION
Current picture
This reflects feelings such as emptiness, missing others, or rejection.
SOCIAL CONNECTION
This reflects whether you feel you have people to rely on, count on, and feel close to.
This checkup is educational and is not a medical or mental-health diagnosis. If you are in immediate physical danger, call 911. For suicidal thoughts, emotional distress, or a mental-health crisis in the United States, call or text 988.
About this checkup
The six scored items come from the six-item De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale, which measures emotional and social loneliness. The original scale is scored from 0 to 6, with higher scores indicating more signs of loneliness.
For this public-facing checkup, the result is displayed as a Connection Index from 0 to 100. A higher number indicates stronger current connection. The index reverses the original loneliness score and converts it to a 100-point scale. This display format is for ease of understanding and is not a separate validated clinical measure.
Attribution: de Jong Gierveld, J., and van Tilburg, T. G. (2006). A 6-Item Scale for Overall, Emotional, and Social Loneliness: Confirmatory Tests on Survey Data. Research on Aging, 28(5), 582–598.
Stories We Couldn't Fit Into the Film
Preview cards
Links to:
/bonus-stories
Choose the area that best matches what you or someone you care about needs right now. Each card opens a short, carefully organized list of trusted starting points.
Crisis & Suicide Prevention
You do not need to be suicidal to reach out. These services support people experiencing emotional distress, loneliness, relationship problems, substance-use concerns, or other difficult moments.
Mental Health Support
Use these tools to locate treatment, learn about mental health, and connect with community-based support.
Abuse, Neglect, Scams & Personal Safety
For immediate danger, call 911. For non-emergency concerns, these services can help with safety planning, reporting, local referrals, and next steps.
Substance Use & Recovery
These national services can help you find treatment and reliable information for alcohol, drug, and recovery concerns.
Older Adults
Start with Eldercare Locator. It connects older adults and families to Area Agencies on Aging and local services for meals, transportation, benefits, caregiving, housing, and more.
Caregiving Support
Caregivers need information, practical help, respite, and support for their own wellbeing.
Disability & Independent Living
Centers for Independent Living are community-based, disability-led organizations that support choice, access, advocacy, and independent living.
Veterans & Military Families
Veterans, service members, and the people who care about them can use these confidential crisis, health, and caregiving resources.
LGBTQ+ Support
These organizations provide affirming support for LGBTQ+ people across different ages and life circumstances.
Children, Teens & Families
Support for young people and the adults who care for them, including crisis help, family guidance, and child-safety resources.
Grief, Loss & Spiritual Care
Grief can follow death, illness, divorce, caregiving, relocation, or another major change. These resources offer education, community, and compassionate support.
Deep Dive
Explore the evidence behind the film, find peer-reviewed research, and learn how to evaluate and cite health information.
Featured Research in the Film
Search Peer-Reviewed Research
Research Organizations & Citation Help
BE A CONNECTOR
HOST A SCREENING
You can have a screening anytime anywhere, in-person or virtual
Links to:
/host-a-screening
HOST A VIEWING PARTY
You can have a organized viewing event around these airings of the film:
MEDIA
Media
Preview
Links to:
/media
OUR SUPPORTERS
Standard Levels for:
Underwriters
Community Partners
Committed Connectors
One Small Step Can Change More Than You Think.
Connection doesn't happen all at once.
It grows through small moments.
A conversation.
An invitation.
A shared experience.
What will your next step be?