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Social Creatures

A nonprofit advancing social health—the well-being that comes from our relationships, connections, and sense of belonging—as a vital pillar of overall health.

04/24/2026

This Sunday, Social Creatures turns 6.
And we’re celebrating the way we know best—bringing people together, with our friends at

Join us on 4/26 from 3–7 PM in the backyard at Rude Mouth (Williamsburg) for:

• Backyard hangs
• A silent auction of rare bottles from our Paris sommelier friends
• The launch of our rebrand (with merch you can take home)
• A backyard full of people you’ll be glad you met

No programs. No speeches. Just a really good Sunday.

✨First 25 guests to arrive at 3 PM get a free limited-edition Social Creatures tote

15% of backyard bar sales support Social Creatures and our work to address loneliness, isolation, and social exclusion.

This event is open to the general public.
Come by, bring a friend, and stay a while.

RSVP (free) via link in bio.
Would love to see you there.

12/26/2025

New parents: your voice matters!

Did you recently welcome a baby? Social Creatures and White Label AI are bringing together small groups of new(ish) parents to help design an app that provides comprehensive postpartum social and mental health support, powered by AI. We want to build the app with you, not just for you.

This focus group is a chance to:
- Share what support actually feels helpful (and what doesn’t)
- Talk honestly about postpartum mental health, connection, and needs
- Help shape a tool to support parents in the early months after birth

Dates: January 14, 1:00pm EST OR January 22, 7:00PM EST
Location: Virtual, via Zoom

$40 compensation for active participation in one 60- to 90-minute session
No tech background needed—just your lived experience as a parent. Your insights will directly influence the design of the app, and the content and resources included.

Interested? Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdE-8WY5q-VlxMKVwHGFrKdvo5IJ5N8OOn0-U3M7O_UYhFcbw/viewform

Questions? Feel free to DM us.

12/12/2025

We're thrilled to share that Social Creatures has been selected for OpenAI Foundation's People-First AI Fund to build a companion app to our Bonded by Baby program! The app will be an AI-powered, community-co-designed tool that extends our postpartum social health model beyond the walls of the clinic.

Co-developed with parents, clinicians, and scientists, and built in partnership with Whitelabel, Bonded by Baby will provide:

-24/7 access to science-backed, clinician-vetted information on postpartum health and parenting
-Personalized self check-ins that help parents monitor their postpartum health and access appropriate support pathways
-Opportunities for local peer and clinician connection grounded in our place-based Bonded by Baby model
-AI literacy + safeguards to ensure technology never replaces human connection, but strengthens it

This work reflects our mission to advance social health by ensuring parents have continuous access to the relationships, information, and community support that protect mental and physical health. By extending our Bonded by Baby model beyond the clinic, the app helps close the gaps in postpartum care that contribute to loneliness, depression, and anxiety and supports more equitable health outcomes for families.

We’re deeply grateful to our funders, American Heart Association's Social Impact Fund, The Robin Hood Foundation, van Ameringen Foundation, Inc., and Pinterest for their early support of Bonded by Baby. Their catalytic investment helped position us for this moment.

We're excited for what’s ahead as we build tools that help connect and care for families in the moments they need it most.

https://openai.com/index/people-first-ai-fund-grantees/

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12/11/2025

Recent international data from 11 countries shows that LGBTQ+ people are significantly more likely to be lonely and have a weak social support network.

Source: OECD (2025), Social Connections and Loneliness in OECD Countries, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/6df2d6a0-en.

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Image 1: A graphic with rainbow-striped borders stating that LGBTQ+ people are 2.2x more likely to feel lonely and 1.8x more likely to lack a strong support network compared to non-LGBTQ+ individuals.

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