Neighborhood Resilience Project

Healing Communities and Overcoming Trauma

Deliverables: Visual Identity, Website Design, Print Design

When Iraq War veteran Paul Abernathy returned to civilian life, he began working with underserved communities in Pittsburgh where he saw severe human experiences like homelessness, hunger, racism, and extreme violence. He soon recognized that these were not just isolated incidents but larger generational and community‑wide traumas. This realization led to the founding of the Neighborhood Resilience Project, created to address and heal this collective trauma so communities could overcome barriers and pursue new opportunities. My team collaborated with the organization’s leadership to develop a visual identity that reflected their mission, along with a full website, print materials, and training resources.