Resilient Virginia

m services and the natural environment,
- energy production,
- food and water security,
- emergency preparedness,
- economic risk management,
- health services,
- transportation,
- communication, and
- education. Resilient Virginia serves a critical function of bringing together national, state, and local resiliency expertise and resources, and acting as a dissemination point from which these resources can be distributed statewide. Resilient Virginia utilizes its expert staff and partner resources to reach out to normally dis-aggregated groups within a community and engage them in mutually beneficial educational initiatives focused on resiliency plan development. By educating diverse elements of communities about resiliency components and building collaborative relationships, community structure will be strengthened. These communities can then be more successful in continuing to function as centers of economic production and sources of essential services and resources despite the challenges they may encounter.