MEDIA ROOM
Please direct all media inquiries to:
Dennis Glock
Marketing Director
612.746.0753
dglock@friendsco.org
Expanding the power of friendship and connections for older adults
St. Paul nonprofit Friends & Co emphasizes friendship for LGBTQ+ seniors.
Friends & Co Named One of 10 Best Charities That Support Lonely Older Adults
KIMT3
Coffee Talk, a drop-in chat line for seniors, creates companionship
March 24, 2024
Twin Cities Pride Legacy Person of the Year Award
Twin Cities Pride, May 31, 2023
Phone calls help alleviate pandemic isolation for Minnesota’s older adults
By Kevyn Burger, Star Tribune, September 18, 2020
PR Newswire: Aug 26, 2020
Brotherly Love
Lavender Magazine, January 31, 2019
The program focuses on seniors at risk of isolation and loneliness
Longfellow Nokomis Messenger, September 2018
Trying to break through an epidemic of loneliness among seniors
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Hometown Hero Marie Knapp: Newcomer Joins the Fight Against Senior Isolation
AARP Minnesota, 2/13/2017
Easing old people’s loneliness can help keep them healthy
NPR, January 1, 2017 (article and podcast)
Trying to break through an epidemic of loneliness among seniors
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Discussion with LBFE about combatting elder isolation and loneliness
Discussion with LBFE about combatting elder isolation and loneliness
WCCO Radio’s “Paul and Jordana Show,” 10/24/17 (timestamp: 14:45 – 23:30)
Generations: Visiting Volunteers bring friendship and hope to isolated elders
SPNN, March 2014 (video)
Do-it-yourself Libraries The Rotarian
Do-it-yourself Libraries
The Rotarian, March 2014
Rosenblum: Film, forum will address struggles facing LGBT elderly
Minneapolis Star Tribune, February 24, 2014
Preventing Elder Isolation in the GLBT Community
Preventing Elder Isolation in the GLBT Community
Lavender Magazine, July 31, 2013