The purpose of this paper is to discuss sustainability and resilience in relation to a case where a municipal organization is undergoing a project for change. The study is based on one and a half years of participation in a development program in a small town of southeast Sweden, funded by the ESF. Participation is based on a role as an interactive researcher, through an on-going evaluation in the project and will lead to an evaluation based on the implementation of the project's intentions. The material from this research has given rise to thoughts about using the concepts of place and sustainable resilience in order to understand the organization's attempt to become more attractive as an employer.