Although there is a preponderance of research regarding community well-being, many projects solely focus on economic or health indicators, such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP), median household income or health resources. While these are pertinent factors to determining well-being of a community, the Social Weather Project aims to broaden well-being measures. For this project, the University of Washington Research Team chose to not only analyze community resources and opportunities in their research, but also, human connections. The research team surmises this holistic viewpoint may produce more accurate assessments of community well-being, which it can hopefully utilize to create a standard measurement to provide communities with in the future. The UW Social Weather Team created a list of indicators to assess whether individuals feel connected to and supported by their communities by examining community-level institutions, leadership and social connections. The Research Team chose to focus on factors such as Social Connections, Civic Engagement, and Sense of Belonging. Within each of these domains, the Team constructed tangible indicators. In the fall, I focused on the indicator Social Connections and completed a data analysis and literature review, and wrote a 10-page research paper. During the winter Quarter, the Social Weather Team shifted into Phase 2 and focused on reaching out to community members who worked for nonprofits and government agencies. The UW research Team anticipated that involving community members would allow for a more accurate assessment. My role during this phase was to become IRB human subject certified, help create a survey, recruit community members to participate, and interview health-care workers. Starting in March, I began analyzing and coding responses to the survey while simultaneously continuing interviews and searching for large-scale recruitment opportunities. Implications of this study will hopefully reveal factors that determine community wellbeing, ultimately improving quality of life.