The Center for Resilient Communities (CRC) is dedicated to advancing community-engaged research and education programs that generate knowledge and empower individuals, with the goal of building more just, equitable, and vibrant communities in West Virginia, the greater Appalachian region, and beyond.
Through long-term commitments and cooperative agreements, the CRC collaborates with students, scholars, and community partners, both locally and globally, to foster transformative change in our communities.
The CRC pursues work in three distinct "Areas of Inquiry." Collaborators unite to explore a particular problem, conduct research, and generate innovative analyses or potential solutions to advance projects. In this collaborative process community partners, scholars, and/or students actively engage in collective study, action, reflection, consultation, and long-term planning spanning many years, or even decades.
Advancing the role of social entrepreneurs, cooperative enterprises and community-oriented financing initiatives in building local wealth and promoting social and economic justice and sustainable development at regional, national, and global levels.
ExploreAdvancing social action to address health disparities, environmental hazards, water quality and flood disasters related to past environmental degradation and ongoing climate impacts in WV and Appalachia.
ExploreAdvancing food system resilience at a local, regional, and even global scale by supporting economic cooperation and equitable development, agroecology practices and methods that mitigate climate change and promote food sovereignty.
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