"I love the food, I love the community, I love the communication".

-Creekside Community Center teen

It's Giving Tuesday!

Help Propel CAN's Programs into 2025!

CAN students are the heartbeat of CAN! Their curiosity, resilience, and potential inspire us every day. By providing a safe, supportive space for them to grow, we hope to help them reach their full potential. Your support makes this possible, and together, we’re shaping a brighter future for each student. Thank you for being a part of their journey!

DONATE TODAY!

The Impact in Numbers

CAN students attend 19 more days of school each year compared to their economic peers at AAPS

97% of CAN students graduate high school, as opposed to 70% of economic peers at AAPS

88% of CAN elementary students have an A/B average, and 98% have improved or maintained academically overall

"I like to stay after at CAN, and I like to eat the dinner so when I go home I am not hungry".

-Brick Community Center student

What Your Donation Means for

CAN Families:

$25 covers the cost of a student's field trip

$50 allows CAN to purchase a child's Afterschool Program supplies for 2 semesters

$500 provides an Afterschool Program meal and snack for every CAN student

$1,000 supports 6 weeks of CAN's Educational Summer camp for 5 kids

"The Center is a place where you can be loved, and they make sure you have everything you need".

-Bryant Community Center teen

What Your Donation Means for 2025:

With 2024 coming to a close, we have some big plans for our littles in 2025!

Our Afterschool Program has seen incredible growth, with attendance doubling this year at some sites. More students mean more opportunities to learn, play, and grow—but also more need for staff, snacks, meals, and resources to keep the fun going!

However, challenges lie ahead. Shifts in the economic and political landscape threaten key funding for our youth programs. We’ve experienced this before—like in 2023, when the AmeriCorps Summer VISTA program that was critical to staffing our summer camps was cut.

Despite these hurdles, we’re charging forward! Our science-themed summer camp curriculum for 2025 is already in the works, our new teen program is growing, and we have lots of plans for exciting field trips. But to make it all happen, we need your support.

Together, we can ensure another year of discovery, growth, and joy for the young people we serve.

Will you join us in making this vision a reality?

"In ASP I like to read and I like the crafts. CAN has summer camp and I like that we get to play. We went to the movies to see Despicable Me 4 once. It is fun with my friends".

-Creekside Community Center student

Make a big impact on young lives today!

Make a contribution online:

Donate to CAN

Or mail a donation to:

PO Box 130076

Ann Arbor, MI 48113

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Community Action Network partners with children, youth, and families from under-resourced Washtenaw County neighborhoods to create better futures for themselves and improve the communities in which they live.

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info@canwashtenaw.org

www.canwashtenaw.org

(734) 994-2985

PO Box 130076, Ann Arbor, MI 48113