Overview

Mission:

The National Resilience Resource Center (NRRC) assists school, community, and organizational leaders in enhancing capacity to tap natural, innate health or resilience of youth, families, communities, and systems. The goal is to assist leaders to view all students, residents, clients, or organizations as "at promise" rather than "at risk." See "From the Inside: Kathy Marshall helps communities find peace by fostering resilience."

Philosophy:

This operating philosophy is grounded in resilience research spanning more than 50 years in a wide variety of disciplines. The primary NRRC strategy for tapping resilience has been developed from a best practice known as Health Realization. This resilience operating philosophy is the foundation for ongoing NRRC educational programs and technical assistance designed to promote full human development and well-being, and improve program outcomes.

Services:

National Resilience Resource Center (NRRC) provides:

Training
Presentations, keynote speakers
Short classes and programs
Systems change initiatives
Technical assistance
Customized special services

NRRC offers both brief and extended services customized to meet the needs of schools, community-based organizations, collaboratives, other organizations, and individuals. The long-term process of systems change usually spans two to five years or more. The Center does offer selected programs for individuals and teams who are not engaged in a system-wide resilience initiative. Short presentations, conference keynote speakers, consultation, and program evaluation services are also provided.

Additionally, NRRC aims to eventually provide a selection of University of Minnesota graduate and undergraduate credit courses on resilience and health realization. In some instances, these would be developed collaboratively with other entities. Currently, two courses offer two graduate or undergraduate credits. A course co-developed by NRRC with School of Nursing faculty, "Spirituality and Resilience," is offered jointly by the College of Continuing Education and the Center for Spirituality and Healing. A separate course is offered in two formats: "Introduction to Resilience/Health Realization" is offered at the University or through offsite NRRC training participation.

Location and History:

The National Resilience Resource Center is located at the University of Minnesota in the College of Continuing Education. The address is 202 Wesbrook Hall, 77 Pleasant Street S.E., Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455-0216. The Center has been in Minneapolis at the University since 1991 and was formerly known as the Midwest Regional Center for Safe and Drug-Free Schools funded by the U.S. Department of Education and affiliated with North Central Regional Educational Laboratory in Oakbrook, Illinois, serving a ten-state region. Contact us using this Information Request Form

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