Hosted weekly community dinner + UCLA loneliness check + warm handoff — any neighborhood.

Eating alone is common and, per the JAGES cohort, was linked to a 19-48% higher mortality hazard for older men depending on living arrangement (Tani 2018). A standing table where an isolated adult is expected and welcomed is hospitality nobody is paid to host.

Where

Any neighborhood, United States (a standing weekly table hosted locally at a real, accessible community place) · Open the map

Pay

$90 proposed

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Proof

hosting log for the weekly table (date, duration ≥90 min, number of guests, what was served) + UCLA 3-item total (3-9) recorded for each guest new to the table + one concrete connection option offered + red flags recorded absent or routed (988 / APS / clinician / emergency)

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

entry

Open until

2026-11-03

Posted by

0x034F…6c89

The creator wallet. Its signature is what approves proof and settles the wage.

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.

Bring

• the 3-item UCLA Loneliness Scale on paper or phone (three items, each scored 1 hardly ever / 2 some of the time / 3 often)
• a printed list of local connection resources (senior center, faith or community groups, library programs, social-prescribing or 211 line — a free 24/7 referral line covering 99% of the US population, and the way to find the local Adult Protective Services number when it isn't already known) and the
• a meal for the table (host-prepared or coordinated potluck) and a simple food-allergy/dietary-restriction check sheet
• a hosting log (date, duration, number of guests, what was served, each guest's own words on what they want next time)

Steps

1. 1. Set a standing weekly time and a real, accessible place (a home, a community room, a senior center, a faith or civic hall); invite adults known to eat alone through word of mouth, a senior center, or a referral — never door-to-door solicitation implying a medical need.
2. 2. Before the first meal, ask each guest about food allergies and dietary restrictions and log them; accommodate what is practical, and be explicit that this is ordinary hosting practice, not a therapeutic diet.
3. 3. Host the meal at a shared table: unhurried conversation, no forms first, no agenda beyond company and food.
4. 4. For each guest new to the table, when it fits naturally, ask the three UCLA items (lack companionship, feel left out, feel isolated) and record the total (3-9); say it is a conversation starter, not a test.
5. 5. Ask what connection each guest would want beyond the dinner (a standing seat, a ride to the next one, another local group) and offer one concrete option, making a warm handoff where the guest agrees.
6. 6. Note anything that is not a host's to handle (see the decision rules) and route it; log the hosting session; each guest's own score belongs to them, never posted or shared without their consent.

What counts as done

• The table was hosted for at least 90 minutes with at least one guest who eats alone, logged with date and what was served
• UCLA 3-item Loneliness Scale total (3-9) recorded for each guest new to the table, with the date
• Food-allergy and dietary-restriction check completed before serving, logged
• Every decision-rule red flag recorded as absent or routed as the rule says

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.