I'm a boomer who moved to a new community and felt lonely. I made friends by doing things I cared about and staying active.

Courtesy Ellen Acconcia

Two weeks after my husband and I moved to North Carolina, I ran down our front steps and landed in the driveway with a broken ankle. It was March 2020, and the world was shutting down due to the pandemic. Locked down and unable to meet neighbors or join community activities, I was now relegated to the couch in a cast.