Resourceful Communities Program

Established in 1991, The Conservation Fund's Resourceful Communities Program blends innovative techniques to help North Carolina's underserved communities create new economies that protect and restore, rather than extract, natural resources.

Resourceful Communities takes a unique approach to community development that integrates environmental stewardship, sustainable development and social justice - known as the triple bottom line. When issues are viewed as separate unrelated parts, solutions tend to be short term. Resourceful Communities recognizes that solutions must be integrated to ensure sustainable change.

To that end Resourceful Communities provides a range of direct assistance to develop the leadership and organizational capacity necessary for sustainable community development. Because Resourceful Communities works closely with local partners, including nonprofit, private and public concerns, we help ensure local ownership of long-term economic, social and environmental change.

For more information, visit www.resourcefulcommunities.org.

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