Community care at the micro level:
- Saying hello to a neighbor
- Meal prepping/cooking with a loved one
- Texting a friend
- Carpooling with a friend or colleague
- Checking in with your loved ones
Community care at the macro level:
- Participating in a community garden
- Community clothing swaps
- Group therapy spaces for processing and healing
- Volunteering for a cause you care about
- Community book clubs
- Participating in social activism
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