Local Roots for Resilience: Resilience for Communities Knowledge Exchange

Local Roots for Resilience
Community Resilience ExchangeJuly 29-30Chicago, Illinois

 
 
 
 
 
 AboutParticipating CitiesOur Agenda

A city is only as resilient as its communities.

When cities, communities, and funders work together, lasting change and resilience becomes possible.
At Local Roots for Resilience—a two-day Knowledge Exchange— R-Cities will bring together city leaders, community-based organizations, funders, and resilience experts to reflect on what’s working, challenge what isn’t and explore how we can build the conditions for community resilience to take root and grow from the ground up.
With support from Zurich North America and the Z Zurich Foundation, the Resilience for Communities (R4C) program has helped city leaders and local partners in Boston and Houston deliver bold, community-led solutions—built on trust, grounded in lived experience, and driven by action.
Now, we’re bringing that momentum to Chicago—a city where neighborhood action is already shaping how communities respond to heat, housing, and cascading crises.

ChicagoHoustonBostonNew OrleansOur Agenda
All times are in Central Daylight Time (CDT).

Date & Time
Event 

29 July

Community Centered Resilience in the Windy City
There’s No Resilience Without Main Street:  Lessons we can’t afford to ignore
Youth Perspectives:  Community, innovation and resilience
Staying the Course:  Strategies to support communities in a shifting funding landscape

30 July

From Trust to Hubs:  The intersection of social and physical infrastructure
Planning for What’s Next:  Exploring Alternative Futures to Sustain Community Resilience
Site visit: Blacks in Green Sustainable Square Mile

 
Our Agenda
All times are in Central Daylight Time (CDT).

Date & Time
Event 

29 July

Community Resilience in the Windy City:  Past, Present, and Future
There’s No Resilience Without Main Street:  Lessons We Can’t Afford to Ignore
Youth Perspectives:  Community, innovation and resilience
Staying the Course:  Strategies to Support Communities in a Shifting Funding Landscape
Mapping Solutions Together:  Collective Ideation Session

30 July

From Trust to Hubs:  Public Infrastructure That Empowers and Delivers
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Site visit
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Shaping a Common Vision: Community Resilience That Lasts