Community care can include asking for help or changing an invitation. It does not have to be a large project. Choose one small action that respects your capacity and the choices of other people.
How to use this page
Use the three areas to plan an action you may try before the next check-in. You may instead observe what would make a future step possible.
Choose a contribution or request
You might ask a group about access, offer to share public information, invite someone to an activity, or accept a specific offer of help. Ask permission before sharing another person’s story, contact details, photograph, or needs.
Set a real limit
Name the time, money, energy, or skill you can offer. A five-minute task can be complete. If receiving help, clarify what is being offered and whether there are conditions. You may decline an offer that creates pressure or does not fit.
Protect the review
Decide when to reflect on how the action felt. Did it respect choice and make connection more possible? If it was too much, revise or stop. You do not need to make it a recurring responsibility because one attempt was helpful.
Reflection prompts
Use these questions in conversation, on paper, or in the downloaded PDF. You may adapt or skip a prompt.
- My optional act of giving, receiving, or improving access
- Permission, practical needs, and limits to clarify first
- When I will review the action, or what I will observe if I do not try it