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Current examples of creative solutions to complex issues:

• Pop-up Marketsprovidenutritiousfoodstofamiliessothatchildrencangrowstrongandhealthy.

• TheYWCA’sMother LoveprogramorTripleP(PositiveParentingProgram)areexamplesofsupportsinplacetohelpcaregiversmanageparentingstress.

• My Daddy Taught Me That,isacommunitybasedgroupthathelpssupportyoungmenreachtheirgoalsthrougheducationalandsocialmentoringbypositivemalerolemodels.

Programsliketheseandmanymoremakeupourcommunity’sresourcegrid.

Building a More Resilient Community

Together,wecanfindsolutionsthathelptipthescalestowardsstrongerfamiliesandsafercommunities.Whenwecreatepointsof

strengththroughoutourcommunity,webuildoutaresourcegridthatsupportsandsustainsusduringtimesofneedandbringsusclosertogether.

To learn more about the Mini Tipping Point grants, visit www.buncombeaces.org or call us at (828) 250-5608.

Wehaveatremendousopportunitytobuildresilienceinourcommunity.Currently,Mini-TippingPointgrantsareavailabletoeitherfuelwhatisalreadyhappeningorallowyoutodevelopyourownlocalprojectsthatcreatepathwaystogood,safeexperiencesforcommunities.Theprojectmustimproveyourcommunityinpositiveways.

BuncombeCountyisworkingtogiveourcommunityastrongfoundationbysupportinginitiativesthatbuildresiliency.Ifweworktogetherwecancreateastronger,safer,moreresilientcommunity.

ThepeopleofBuncombeCountyarealreadyresilient.Whenthingsgettough,wesupportoneanotherandtipthebalancetowardpositiveoutcomes.Itislikeascalewithnegativeweightsononesideandpositiveweightsontheother.

Whenthepositivesoutweighthenegatives,youaretippingtowardsbeingresilient.Positivesupportcancomefrommanydifferentsourcesincludingyourfamily,friends,faith,andfromwithin.

Itcanmeanreachingouttothosearoundyouthatneedhelp,oracceptingthehelpof

others.Itcanlooklikeacommunitygardenoritcansoundlikeachoirsinging.Itcanfeellikeliftingupandseeingclearly.

Resiliencyissupportedwhenstrongpublicstructuresareinplacethathelppreventharm,andhelppeoplethrive.Justlikeinvestinginroadsandhighwaystomaketravelsafer,itiscriticaltoinvestinsupportsthathelpcommunitiescometogethertotackleseriousissues.

Likeapowergrid,manypartnerscometogethertobuildtheresourcegrid,andultimately,communitiescanfillouttheirowngridofresourceswithunique,communitybasedsolutionstouniquechallenges.

When things get tough, we support one another and tip the balance toward positive outcomes.

Positive support can come from many

different sources

Being resilient means being able to

roll with the punches.

Buncombe County is Resilient

Buncombe County is Resourceful

We are a Resourceful

and Innovative Community.

Help Us Build Resilience

It means that you can face some pretty tough obstacles and overcome them. We

all have the power to get through life’s day

to day challenges, but sometimes the

challenges can become overwhelming and we

can’t do it alone.