For over 40 years CBS has served the unique and often vulnerable and isolated populations of people with disabilities.  This experience has created valuable expertise and safe spaces for our community to meet in meaningful relationships and community involvement, in tandem with self-expression and self-actualization.  When in the Spring of 2023 the Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy announced an emerging epidemic of loneliness in the United States, citing decreased health outcomes and serious psychological and social repercussions, we saw this as a call to action. This is an important opportunity and natural expansion of our work to help support inclusivity, as well as serve more people who feel isolated or lack accessible outlets for creative community involvement.  CBS creates authentic connection within communities where acceptance and expression are important.  Here we have valuable experience and real social and physical infrastructure to serve this emergent need.  Inclusivity is healing, arts and creativity are healing, and meaningful relationships increase health outcomes, create better societies.  This is the right time for us to get involved.  We are making a difference by expanding to serve this larger community need, crafting space and programming that builds authentic connection and creative expression.