"The declaration is intended to raise awareness around loneliness but won’t unlock federal funding or programming devoted to combatting the issue." Ha! We need

"The declaration is intended to raise awareness around loneliness but won’t unlock federal funding or programming devoted to combatting the issue." Ha! We need youth spaces! I grew up in a small town where we had one. The community aspect was taken for granted until the space was destroyed without our consent recently. I can see the negative effects already. No more music, no more workshops and no more after school hanging out. Kids are loitering instead of assimilating and doing things out of their comfort zone