ANCR'S PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEM OF COMMUNITY BENCHMARKS THAT ALLOW LOCAL LEADERS TO EASILY ASSESS AND IMPROVE THEIR RESILIENCE ACROSS ALL FUNCTIONS OF A COMMUNITY. ANCR INTENDS TO GIVE COMMUNITIES A VOLUNTARY, TRANSPARENT, USABLE, AND EASILY UNDERSTANDABLE SELF-ASSESSMENT THAT HELPS TO SHOWCASE THEIR WHOLE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND TO PROVIDE A SIMPLE GAUGE OF HOW THEIR RESILIENCE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN.