Five programs. One practice.
Each program is a different shape of the same thing: consistent, structured presence in people's lives.
The HUDDLE
A weekly gathering where UpStanders and the people they walk with show up — together.
A weekly community gathering that turns one-off help into ongoing relationship.
Read full programFriendship Academy
Learning the practice of showing up — for ourselves and for each other.
Workshops and curriculum that teach the skills of friendship as a practice, not a feeling.
Read full programCircle of Friends
Wellbeing isn't downstream of friendship. It is friendship.
A wellbeing program addressing social determinants of health through sustained relationships.
Read full programVoices of Change
A think tank where the people closest to the problem help shape the answer.
A community wellbeing think tank that centers lived experience in the design of our programs.
Read full programUpStander Program
The on-ramp. A path from caring to showing up.
The pathway that turns someone who cares into a trained, supported UpStander.
Read full programShow up. Stay.
Every program here begins with the same step: applying to be an UpStander.