resource vs assistance

resource and assistance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
resource	Yes	No	No	No
assistance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, assistance is a hyponym of resource; that is, assistance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than resource:

resource: a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
assistance: a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do

Other hyponyms of resource include aid, help, recourse, refuge, resort, resourcefulness, inner resource.

resource (noun)	assistance (noun)
a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed	the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems	a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed	gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause