Skills your people can use
From first aid to community project building — practical guides that help neighbours show up for each other when it counts.
For communities
Bring Guides to your community
Make practical knowledge easier to find, share, and use — whether you're preparing for an emergency, welcoming new residents, or helping people solve everyday problems.
Why it matters
Stronger and more resilient
Build local capability so knowledge lives with your people — not locked in a binder or a one-off workshop.
More connected
A shared space for learning and skill checks that brings groups together around what matters locally.
What your community gets
Your community's knowledge, in one place.
From emergency preparedness to local services and practical skills, Guides turns scattered knowledge into simple, useful resources people can actually use.
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What to do in an emergency
A calm, simple sequence for the first sixty seconds — even with no medical training.
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Could you survive a power outage?
What to do in the first ten minutes, how to stay safe, and when to seek help.
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Could you help a neighbour during an emergency?
Notice who might need extra support, check in respectfully, and connect people to help.
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Could You Save A Life?
How AEDs work, where to find them, and why ordinary people save lives every day.
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Could You Spot A Concussion?
Warning signs of concussion and what to do when someone takes a hit to the head.
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Could You Provide First Aid?
Essential first aid skills to stay calm, take action, and protect someone until help arrives.
How it works
From local need to knowledge in people's hands.
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Identify what your community needs
Work with us to identify the knowledge gaps that matter locally.
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Build and organize the guides
We help turn that knowledge into practical, accessible resources.
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Put them in people's hands
Share them through your community, website, events, signage, and local networks.
In practice
What does this look like in practice?
Communities and frontline organizations already use Guides to put life-saving knowledge where it's needed.
Get started
Tell us about your community
Share a little about your group and we'll help you get set up. Guides is part of Commonet — and in many cases we may have funding to support implementation.