Regional Coalition: Resilient Middle Georgia
Mission & Broad Goals
Resilient Middle Georgia partners with community organizations and agencies to enact long-term and sustainable change and build resilience in individuals, families, and the community. The coalition consists of 87 community members from diverse fields within the surrounding counties.
Resilient Middle Georgia has six key steps to build resilience, which include:
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Informing communities about the impact of ACEs
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Identifying community barriers to resilience and expanding into rural areas for engagement
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Offering evidence-based training and resources to promote Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) approaches
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Focusing on leadership training and implementation of trauma/healing informed practices in community organizations and agencies
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Empowering change from within through identifying community champions, building awareness, and targeting specific needs of TIC
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Building a common language to form a robust network of resources to develop an inclusive language of resilience
Coalition Geographic Service Area:
Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Hancock, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Peach, Pulaski, Putnam, Twiggs, Washington, Wilkinson
