Organizations across the state are raising awareness about loneliness, including a volunteer-led grassroots group in Charlotte.

Tawanda Robbins founded the Love in Action Project 13 years ago to combat loneliness in Mecklenburg County and beyond.

Her organization hosts parties where volunteers create art like cards for people vulnerable to loneliness, such as neighbors experiencing homelessness and seniors.

"We want to remind you that you are not alone," Robbins said. "That you are needed, everything about you is needed."