Community resources
For families, libraries, and community groups
Use these print-friendly checklists to teach a calm pause rule before someone replies, clicks, calls back, shares a code, or sends money. They are designed for family conversations, library workshops, and local community sessions.
Reviewed October 1, 2026
How to use this hub
Pick one checklist, practice one verification routine, and keep the next step separate from the urgent message or caller. The goal is to make asking for a second opinion feel normal.
Downloadable checklists
Three checklists, ready to print
The PDF kit includes a family pause plan, a library workshop outline, and a reporting checklist, with one handout per page. No sign-in or app purchase is needed.
Download printable kit (PDF, 3 pages)Download the full kit above, or choose a one-page PDF below.
Sharing, sources, and updates
You may print and share these unchanged handouts for education. Keep the Olevo credit, review date, and source links. Link to this page in a newsletter or resource list so readers can find the current version. Label any changed wording as your group's adaptation and recheck the official guidance.
Olevo prepared these educational routines using the FTC and FBI sources linked below. The handouts have not been endorsed by those agencies. Review dates reflect source and wording checks; they do not mean an independent expert review or a guarantee of safety.
Use the source methodology and editorial policy for review standards. Send corrections through Olevo support.
Who this helps
Families
Set a pause rule, choose a safe word, and normalize asking someone else before money or account access moves.
Libraries
Run short workshops that teach message review, safe verification, and public reporting without making people feel blamed.
Community groups
Share checklists after meetings, newsletters, benefits events, housing workshops, or digital-literacy sessions.
Credit unions and local groups
Point members to a practical routine before urgent payment, account, or identity requests are handled.
Workshop formats
Keep the session practical. A short workshop can be enough when people leave with one phrase to say, one saved contact path, and one reporting link.
| Length | Focus | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 15 minutes | Pause rule | Read one message example, name the pressure, and pick a trusted verification path. |
| 30 minutes | Family safe word | Practice ending a call, using a safe word, and calling a saved contact. |
| 45 minutes | Report and recover | Match common situations to ReportFraud.ftc.gov, IC3.gov, IdentityTheft.gov, banks, and platforms. |
How to talk about it without blame
Scams are built to create urgency and isolation. Community education works better when it treats a pause as a normal habit, not a sign that someone made a mistake.
Use phrases like: "Let's verify this somewhere else," "I need to call a saved number first," and "Codes stay private." Practice the words out loud so they are easier to use during a rushed call or message.
Trusted source links
Common questions
Who can use these community resources?
Families, libraries, credit unions, local agencies, community centers, and volunteer groups can use the checklists as practical scam-safety handouts. They are educational resources, not legal, financial, or emergency advice.
Can we print the checklists?
Yes. Download the three-page PDF kit to print one checklist per page, or download an individual one-page PDF below. Keep passwords, full codes, account numbers, identity numbers, and private safe-word hints off public copies.
Can our library or group share these handouts?
You may print and share the unchanged checklists for education. Keep the Olevo credit, review date, and source links. If you adapt the wording, label it as your group's adaptation and check the official guidance again. You can link to this page so readers can find updates.
Should groups promote an app during a workshop?
No workshop needs to promote Olevo. The handouts focus on the shared pause rule, direct verification, source links, and reporting paths. Olevo can be one optional second opinion.
Need a personal checklist first?
Start with the family safety guide, then adapt the routine for your group.