Now, we’ll hear from Julia. She was interviewed by Jennifer Schenkel. Julia, a native Hawaiian, believes in the importance of caring for other people. In their conversation, Julia shares lessons she’s learned from her parents and talks about how she passed that wisdom onto her children.

Students from the University of Saint Francis teamed up with 89.1 WBOI to create Act Of Listening, a project funded through a grant from AARP. Part of the project’s goal was to alleviate loneliness and isolation in older, low-income adults. Over the 2018-19 school-year, students went out in teams of two and met a variety of older adults in Fort Wayne. One visit was recorded to bring these conversations to a wider audience on WBOI's airwaves and on-demand platforms.

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