Building Community Care Fundamentals

Ever felt like your or your community’s needs are too heavy to carry alone? You’re not alone—and you don’t have to do it by yourself. Whether you’re someone who feels misunderstood or overwhelmed by the "too much" of it all, or you’re passionate about creating inclusive, supportive communities but don’t know where to start, this course is for you. We’ll show you how to build sustainable, collective care practices that truly address the needs of multiply marginalized people.

Real-world case studies

Contextualize each video lesson with concrete applications

Self-reflective questions

Reflect on how content connects to your own experiences after each video

Experienced educators

Learn from our 25+ years of community building as multiply marginalized people

About the course

This fundamentals course is for you if you've ever asked any of the following questions—plus so many more!: 💜 How can I support my community, when I’m struggling so much? 💜 What if I can’t find anyone who truly understands or cares about what I’m going through? 💜 How can I build a strong, caring community step-by-step, even when it feels impossible? 💜 How do I keep showing up when I burn out or have so many chronic needs? 💜 Why do I keep showing up, but it feels like everyone else is leaving?

Curriculum

14 Chapters · 26 Lessons

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Module 0: Introduction
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  Course Layout
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Module 1: What is community care?
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  Video
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  Post-Video Reflection
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Module 2: Why is community care so difficult?
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  Video
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  Post-Video Reflection
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Module 3: How can we receive care?
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  Video
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  Post-Video Reflection
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Module 4: How can we give care
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  Video
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  Post-Video Reflection
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Module 5: How can we conscientiously choose communities of care?
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  Video
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  Post-Video Reflection
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Module 6: What is short-term versus long-term care?
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  Video
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  Post-Video Reflection
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Module 7: Benefits and challenges of short-term versus long-term care
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  Video
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  Post-Video Reflection
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Module 8: What are the differences between small and large communities?
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  Video
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  Post-Video Reflection
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Module 9: How can we organize community care (part 1)?
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  Video
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  Post-Video Reflection
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Module 10: How can we organize community care (part 2)?
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  Video
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  Post-Video Reflection
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Module 11: How do we not burn out when the world is on fire?
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  Video
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  Post-Video Reflection
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Module 12: How can we foster mutuality in communities of care?
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  Video
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  Post-Video Reflection
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Concluding Activities
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  Testimonial

Ready to create change? Enroll now and start building communities where care, support, and empowerment thrive.

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Instructor: Ryder Fox

Ryder Fox is the Founder and CEO of Stronger U and the President and Founder of THRIVE Lifeline. They are a nonbinary, queer, neurodivergent person living with multiple chronic illnesses. They also are a cult and violence survivor living with cPTSD and have navigated muteness, dissociative episodes, and chronic suicidality throughout their life. Ryder began working professionally with vulnerable populations in the late 1990s and founded Stronger U in 2007. They are passionate about supporting the too-oft dismissed needs of multiply marginalized people. Ryder has supported thousands of clients worldwide, which work propelled their founding of THRIVE Lifeline and educating hundreds of practitioners through a non-carceral lens that humanizes and uplifts supportees' expertise.

Building stronger communities of care: Empower yourself and your communities

Real-world case studies

Self-reflective questions

Experienced educators

About the course

Curriculum

Module 0: Introduction

Module 1: What is community care?

Module 2: Why is community care so difficult?

Module 3: How can we receive care?

Module 4: How can we give care

Module 5: How can we conscientiously choose communities of care?

Module 6: What is short-term versus long-term care?

Module 7: Benefits and challenges of short-term versus long-term care

Module 8: What are the differences between small and large communities?

Module 9: How can we organize community care (part 1)?

Module 10: How can we organize community care (part 2)?

Module 11: How do we not burn out when the world is on fire?

Module 12: How can we foster mutuality in communities of care?

Concluding Activities

Ready to create change? Enroll now and start building communities where care, support, and empowerment thrive.

Instructor: Ryder Fox