This Study is based on the community capitals framework as laid out in the book Rural Communities: Legacy and Change by Jan and Cornelia Flora (2013). Each chapter explores one of the capitals in depth and explains what assets Ashland has in that category. My decision to study Ashland was based on the fact that I am currently a resident of the community and, except for a brief period during undergraduate college, I have lived here my whole life. Ashland like many other small towns has struggled the past few years, but it has many assets in its possession that could help the town grow and thrive if utilized. Ashland is known as the City of Friends because of its friendliness and its culture of neighbors caring for one another. Citizens often band together to help others who are in need. If this could be translated to uniting to help the community as a whole, then Ashland’s assets could be used to their fullest extent to help the town reach its potential.