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The Ripple Effect of Resilience: How One Person’s Growth Can Influence An Entire Community
When we think about our impact, we often measure it in numbers. How many people attended a training? How many workshops were delivered? How many communities were reached? These metrics are important, but they don't tell the whole story. At Resources For...
“Community-Maxxing”: The Importance of Building Stable Connections & Support Systems
We're often told that happiness comes from focusing on ourselves: better habits, more self-care, personal growth, and individual success. But new research published in The Journal of Positive Psychology suggests something different: the happiest societies aren't built...
The Geography of Stress: How Where We Live Shapes Our Well-Being
Stress is not just about what's happening within us. It's also about what's happening around us. According to WalletHub's 2026 analysis of the most and least stressed states in America, where we live can influence our stress levels in significant ways. The study...
Simple Tools To Help Navigate Community Tragedy & Trauma
If you've ever felt 'gutted' after hearing about a violent crime or crisis in your local community, you're not alone. Community violence affects millions of people and their families, schools, and communities every year. Tragedy and trauma can take many forms,...
Two Years Later: Acknowledging Helene-Related Trauma & Continued Healing Across WNC
It’s hard to believe that two years have passed since Hurricane Helene changed Western North Carolina forever. As September and October approach, communities across our mountain region find themselves reflecting on a date that now exists as a dividing line in memory:...
Project Wrap-Up: A Look Back at the GROW-NC Partnership
A Year of Community Recovery, Resilience, and Impact When Hurricane Helene struck Western North Carolina in the fall of 2024, it changed our communities overnight. Homes and businesses were damaged, schools and workplaces were disrupted, and many people faced...
Building Resilient Families with the WNC Bridge Foundation
Resources for Resilience Awarded IMPACT Grant to Expand Family Programming Across Western North Carolina Resources For Resilience is excited to announce that we have been awarded an IMPACT Grant from the WNC Bridge Foundation to expand our family-centered programming...
Event Recap: 2026 Resiliency Ambassador Certification
On June 12-13, 2026, a cohort of ten certified Resiliency Champions came together for Resources For Resilience inaugural Resiliency Ambassadors training— an immersive, hands‑on certification program designed to deepen skills, strengthen community, and expand the reach...
FREE Resiliency Education for Rutherford & McDowell Counties
Disaster Relief Grant Recipients Resources for Resilience is excited to announce that we have recieved a generous grant from the North Carolina Community Foundation’s Disaster Relief Fund to expand our FREE educational programming in McDowell and Rutherford counties...
Last Call! WNC Residents Urged To Take Advantage of FREE Trauma-Informed Programming For Helene Recovery
With their large funding stream scheduled to end at the end of June, Resources For Resilience is urging residents to register for this free programming now, while space remains available. Asheville-based nonprofit, Resources For Resilience, is calling on community...
Mental Health Matters: What the Data Reveals
Mental Health: a dynamic state of psychological, emotional, and social wellbeing that enables people to cope with stress, cultivate relationships, realize potential, and contribute meaningfully to the world around them. May is Mental Health Awareness month, a time to...
Resources For Resilience Named 2026 Recipient of ‘Good Health Good Business’ Award
Resources For Resilience is proud to announce that we are the recipients of the 2026 Good Health Good Business' Award from the Asheville Chamber of Commerce. This award recognizes Chamber-member organizations that demonstrate service and exceptional leadership...
Resilient Schools In Action: Supporting Students, Families, and Educators Across WNC
Since 2017, Resources for Resilience has partnered with more than 60 schools across North Carolina. Through Resilient Schools in Action, we are expanding our reach to school districts throughout the 25 counties impacted by Hurricane Helene. Funding provided by...
Look for the Glimmers: Micro-moments of Safety & Regulation
Life moves so quickly and can feel overwhelming. It can be easy to miss the tiny moments in life that help us feel human. Even in the middle of stress and uncertainty, our nervous system is still capable of finding moments of safety and ease. By noticing and savoring...
Local Leader Spotlight: Cultivating Resilience With Ann DuPre Rogers, LCSW
Western North Carolina is home to countless leaders who strengthen the wellbeing of our communities, especially in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Among them is Licensed Clinical Social Worker Ann DuPre Rogers, whose career sits at the intersection of mental health...
Feet Firmly Planted: A Conversation with Ashley Putnam
Conversations in Resilience is a storytelling series from Resources for Resilience, created to elevate the voices of the people doing this work every day. I'm Ashley Putnam and as the Director of Partnerships and Programs at Resources for Resilience, I focus on...
10 Actionable Ways To Be A ‘Resiliency Steward’
Thank you for being here! Thank you for being a valuable member of our network, a trusted guardian of this work, and a key enabler to the longevity of our organization. Believe it or not, YOU are our greatest ally in helping us get the word out about our mission and...
Social Workers: The Glue Holding Our Communities Together
March is National Social Work Month, and the this year's theme is 'UPLIFT. DEFEND. TRANSFORM.' With over 810,000 social workers across the U.S., it is one of the fastest‑growing professions and plays a vital role in supporting our nation's schools, hospitals, child...
Practical Tools For Finding Steadiness and Strength in Turbulent Times
In the previous post, we learned about how and why the news cycle and current events can affect our nervous systems. Now, we’ll share practical ways to help you help you reduce overwhelm and stay steady in the midst of ongoing headlines. Through simple somatic tools...
Awareness & Activation: How the News Cycle Affects Our Nervous Systems
If you’ve noticed yourself feeling heavy, unsettled, or mentally exhausted after consuming the news, you’re not alone. Many people feel overwhelmed by the volume and intensity of today’s news cycle. Constant notifications, breaking headlines, and repeated exposure to...
Finding Resilience Through Connection: A Conversation with Katherine Gutschenritter
Conversations in Resilience is a storytelling series from Resources for Resilience, created to elevate the voices of the people doing this work every day. I’m a Program Coordinator at Resources for Resilience. My role is largely behind the scenes,...
Mantener La Calma Durante La Tormenta: Herramientas Prácticas Para Manejar El Estrés y La Ansiedad Relacionados Con El Clima
El clima extremo no solo afecta las casas, carreteras y líneas eléctricas, sino también a nuestros sistemas nerviosos. Los sobrevivientes del huracán Helene saben de primera mano que si has vivido un desastre natural, nuevas tormentas pueden generar más que solo el...
Staying Calm Through the Storm: Practical Tools to Manage Weather-Related Stress & Anxiety
Extreme weather doesn’t just affect homes, roads, and power lines — it affects our nervous systems. For people who have lived through hurricanes, floods, wildfires, or prolonged outages, the body often remembers long after the storm has passed. Emergency alerts,...
When The Storm Doesn’t End: Understanding Weather-Related Trauma
For a long time, trauma had a different name. It was once called shell shock, a term used to describe soldiers who returned from war changed by what they had seen and survived. Today, we understand this experience more clearly as Post-traumatic Stress Disorder...
Scared, But Not Alone: Helping Kids Feel Safe & Connected During Extreme Weather Events
Parents and caregivers play a powerful role in shaping how children experience stressful or unpredictable weather events like hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, or other natural disasters. When adults stay grounded and regulated, kids naturally take their cues from that...