In 1977, a group of county employees from Calaveras and Amador began meeting with the Mountain Sisters Collective. Both groups were concerned about issues facing the community — notably the lack of adequate child care and the increase in the rates of domestic violence. They worried that local families needed additional services beyond those provided by county agencies, and that rural areas were increasingly challenged to meet the needs of dispersed populations.  In 1980, a nonprofit organization was formed: Human Resources Council (HRC), which opened its doors with a staff of four  Over the next two decades, HRC grew to include numerous services and programs needed by the resisdents of the two counties.

In March 2009, HRC changed its name to "The Resource Connection" and re-committed itself to engaging families, empowering communities, and enriching the lives of the residents of Amador and Calaveras counties. The Resource Connection’s 170 employees play an important and ever-expanding role in the region — offering an array of child and family, nutrition, and prevention and intervention programs and services.