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Program trains volunteers to be a listening ear and provide a 'human connection'

NPR | By Steve Inskeep
Published March 12, 2026 at 4:43 AM EDT

Friendship Bench DC, an adaptation of Friendship Bench Zimbabwe, trains older volunteers to sit and listen to people who need someone to talk to for free.

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