In an emergency, call for help.

And please don’t publish a frightened child’s image to make a point.”

Someone asked whether neighbors should have keys to one another’s houses.

“Only with consent,” Lena said.

“A plan works better than improvisation.

You can exchange emergency contacts, agree on a check-in routine, and make sure someone knows what to do if a caregiver doesn’t return.”

The association proposed a voluntary phone tree, with clear privacy rules and no public posting about individual families.

A retired librarian offered to coordinate it.