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.
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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
