Since 2022, our team has executed a multiyear research effort titled “What’s Working,” supported in part by Lilly Endowment Inc., to discover how faith-based organizations are working to engage Gen Z. Over the course of 2024, our team interviewed leaders from organizations across the country that are revamping traditional methods
Schools are natural hubs for connection. Whether it’s the large community of an entire school or the individual subcommunities that comprise it, schools provide opportunities to forge relationships that can meet a variety of needs. And this type of connection is more important than ever. National institutions like the CDC
In conjunction with the release of The State of Religion & Young People 2023: Exploring the Sacred, members of our 2023 Springtide Ambassadors Program (SAP) nominated songs they feel help create a sense of the sacred wherever they are. In this post, SAP member Brandon offers a reflection on how
In Meaning Making: 8 Values That Drive America’s Newest Generations and Work/Life: Helping Gen Z Flourish and Find Balance, our data show that Gen Z prioritizes meaningful relationships in the workplace—interpersonally rich ones that help provide greater purpose to the work and that support personal and professional growth. For many
In 2023, Springtide embarked on new research with students from Catholic schools from across the country. The findings revealed some specific insights around creating a sense of belonging for students. In this post, we share some insights inspired by this research and other Springtide data on how safety and authenticity
Our data show that while not always connected, young people’s experience of social isolation closely mirrors that of loneliness, which can have a tremendous impact on their mental health. While the holidays often present opportunities for fellowship and togetherness, they can magnify feelings of disconnection for some young people. Disrupted
“So I went to church with my family growing up, we went to a Christian Church and I think having that group of people, just like being connected to more people in general, regardless of the religion part, I think was helpful and feeling like we were part of a
Finding connection and community is challenging at any stage in life. In this blog post, our SAP member Daniel talks about how finding a church community during college led to genuine connection. When I looked for connection at my university, I discovered that it was not where the campus directed
The Springtide Ambassadors Program (SAP) launched in January 2021 with our inaugural group of youth and young adult ambassadors entering an online cohort that stretched over a 15-month commitment. Representing different backgrounds, identities, and regions of the United States, SAP members create and curate original content for varied platforms, including
Many young people are lonely, which Springtide defines as a persistent state of being in which a person feels isolated, unsupported, and without close friends. Nearly 40 percent of the young people we surveyed for our report Belonging: Reconnecting America’s Loneliest Generation say they have no one to talk to and