For many families, daily life includes emotional, physical, and financial challenges that can feel overwhelming without the right support system. Therapy-related expenses, caregiving responsibilities, transportation needs, and emotional stress often build up over time, making even simple routines difficult. Because every family deserves support, dignity, and hope.
Families face emotional, physical, and financial struggles while caring for children with disabilities.
Even small acts of help can create a positive, life-changing impact for a child and their family.
Every family deserves encouragement, understanding, community connection, and compassionate care.
Creating a community where every family feels supported, encouraged, and empowered.
Russell’s Resilience was inspired by Russell, the son of Founder and President Kayla Breaux.
Russell was born on December 2, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic and was diagnosed with ATR-X Syndrome, an extremely rare genetic disorder.
As Kayla and her family began navigating Russell’s diagnosis, they experienced firsthand how difficult it could be to find clear information, specialized resources, equipment, therapies, financial assistance, emotional support, and people who truly understood what their family was facing.
That experience revealed an important gap.
Families often need more than a list of resources. They need help understanding where to turn, how to connect with available support, and reassurance that they do not have to face the journey alone.
Russell’s strength and resilience became the inspiration for an organization created to help bridge that gap.
Today, Russell’s Resilience exists to support children with disabilities and their families through advocacy, guidance, resource connections, community support, partnerships, and meaningful opportunities designed to help families move forward with hope.
Everything we do is guided by compassion and a commitment to building lasting support systems for families.
The inspiration behind Russell’s Resilience is rooted in a deep commitment to helping families facing the daily realities of caring for children with disabilities. By creating opportunities for advocacy, outreach, and meaningful assistance, the organization seeks to bring hope, encouragement, and lasting impact to every family it serves.
Russell’s Resilience was created from a place of compassion, purpose, and a genuine desire to build meaningful support systems for families. More than raising awareness, the organization is committed to taking action through advocacy, community outreach, encouragement, and programs that create lasting change. Every effort reflects a dedication to helping families feel supported during some of life's most challenging moments.
Guided by purpose, collaboration, and a shared commitment to making a meaningful difference for families.
Our Story Began With One Child... But Today, It Belongs to Every Family We Serve.
My name is Kayla Breaux, and I am the Founder and President of Russell's Resilience.
On December 2, 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, my son, Russell, was born with an incredibly rare genetic condition known as ATR-X Syndrome. To date, only a small number of cases have been documented worldwide, making it a diagnosis that many medical professionals and families may never encounter.
What should have been one of the happiest moments of my life quickly became a journey filled with uncertainty, fear, and unanswered questions. Like so many parents of children with disabilities, I found myself searching for guidance, resources, financial assistance, specialized equipment, therapies, and emotional support. Too often, I found closed doors, long waiting lists, and very few people who truly understood what our family was experiencing.
Through that journey, I realized something life-changing: no family should ever have to walk this path alone.
That realization became the foundation of Russell's Resilience.
Our mission is to bridge the gap between families and the resources they need by providing advocacy, guidance, education, emotional support, community connections, and access to services that empower children with disabilities to thrive. We are committed to making the journey easier, less overwhelming, and filled with hope for every family we serve.
Whether your child has a rare genetic disorder, a developmental disability, a physical disability, or any special need, we want you to know that you have a place here. Every child deserves the opportunity to reach their fullest potential, and every family deserves compassion, encouragement, and a strong support system.
Russell's Resilience exists because of one little boy who changed my life forever. His strength inspires everything we do, and his resilience reminds us every day that hope is stronger than fear.
If you are a parent searching for answers, a caregiver needing support, a volunteer looking to serve, or a donor wanting to make a meaningful difference, we welcome you with open arms.
You are not alone. We are here for you. Together, we will build hope, strengthen families, and create a future where every child has the opportunity to thrive.
With gratitude,
Kayla Breaux
Founder & President
Russell's Resilience, Inc.
Ms. Indiana Petite 2026 & 2027
Anthony D. Hill provides strategic leadership focused on organizational growth, partnerships, program development, community outreach, and long-term sustainability.
Through strategic planning and collaboration, Anthony works to strengthen Russell’s Resilience’s infrastructure, expand community and corporate relationships, develop programs, and increase the organization’s ability to create meaningful, lasting impact for children with disabilities and their families.
Paul Greene serves as Director of Family & Community Engagement and a Board Member of Russell’s Resilience. As Russell’s father, Paul’s commitment to the organization and the families it serves is deeply personal.
His firsthand experience navigating the challenges, uncertainties, and victories that can come with raising and advocating for a child with a disability gives Paul a unique understanding of why families need more than information—they need connection, compassion, resources, advocacy, and a community that stands beside them.
In his leadership role, Paul works to strengthen relationships between Russell’s Resilience and the families, community organizations, volunteers, supporters, and strategic partners who share its commitment to creating a more inclusive future. He supports family engagement, community outreach, events, partnerships, and initiatives that expand the organization’s ability to reach and serve families.
Paul believes every child deserves the opportunity to thrive and every family deserves to know they are not alone. His goal is to help build stronger communities where children and individuals with disabilities are seen, valued, included, supported, and empowered to reach their fullest potential.
For Paul, Russell’s Resilience is More Than A Non-profit A Mission Built From Purpose organization—it is a mission rooted in his own family’s journey and an opportunity to turn that experience into meaningful change for others.
"Every family deserves support. Every child deserves opportunity. And everyone deserves to know they belong."
Paul Greene
Director of Family & Community Engagement
Board Member
Russell’s Resilience
Empower • Support • Inspire
Together, We Rise.
Join us in creating meaningful support, hope, and lasting change for children with disabilities and the families who care for them.
Providing emotional support, encouragement, and guidance for families navigating disability-related challenges and daily caregiving responsibilities.
Helping connect families with valuable support resources, programs, therapy-related assistance, and meaningful opportunities for additional help.
Helping raise awareness, strengthen community understanding, and ensure families feel heard, respected, and supported.
Building partnerships and outreach initiatives designed to create long-term support systems and stronger communities.
