01
Commitment
Choose to show up consistently and take responsibility for the health of the community.
5C Mutual Care Framework
Five practices for building a community that can care reliably.
The 5C Mutual Care Framework is one method developed through Our Family Dinner. It gives communities a practical vocabulary for strengthening relationships and coordinating care without presenting one method as the operating system for every Foundation initiative.
02
Connection
Create meaningful relationships through attention, shared experience and repeated contact.
03
Communication
Build clear, trusted channels for listening, sharing and responding.
04
Crisis
Prepare to notice needs and coordinate practical support when difficulty comes.
05
Celebration
Mark milestones, joy and contribution as essential parts of shared life.
Method Boundary
One framework in a broader portfolio.
The framework emerged from Our Family Dinner and especially informs mutual care work. It is not automatically applied to every Foundation program or every mbio product.