Resilient communities definition

Resilient communities means persons or communities that are susceptible to reduced health, housing, financial or social stability outcomes due to systemic and historical exposure to trauma, violence, poverty, isolation, bias, racism, stigma, discrimination, disability or chronic illness. Examples of resilient communities include but are not limited to: communities of color; immigrant and refugee communities; persons with disabilities; survivors of domestic violence and other gender-based violence; persons who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex or asexual; and survivors of human trafficking.

Examples of Resilient communities in a sentence

  • Resilient communities use their social and political ties to negotiate solutions to the problems they face.

  • Resilient communities – by sharing market intelligence across the Partnership, we will be able to support providers of social care to create resilience across the sector.

  • Climate Resilient communities will identify members of the EPC in collaboration with the Geosyntec Team.

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