The article presents the results of research on impact of the social economy entities on the development of resilience in the households and communities. The aim of this research was to determinate the conditions and patterns of action that help and support, or limit and inhibit the resilience of households in a difficult situation. The research was carried out as part of the international RESCuE project — Patterns of Resilience during Socioeconomic Crises among Households in Europe (2014–2017). The empirical basis was individual interviews, realized in research communities, with members of households affected by different types of life difficulties and crisis situations (e.g. poverty, unemployment, disability, etc.) and expert interviews. The article indicates the limited effectiveness of social economy entities operating in the investigated communities, which is largely due to the lack of its settling in the local community, either because of lack of social trust or lack of knowledge of community members about its activities or its potential for socio-economic development.