CAN

Mission Statement

Community Action Network’s mission is to serve families from public housing communities in Washtenaw County. CAN helps them lead successful lives by providing educational and life skills programs for children and teens, and supportive housing services for families. CAN advocates for low-income families with schools, community service providers, and government agencies. CAN develops awareness in the broader community of the challenges these families face. CAN strives to build strong, stable and safe communities, which benefits all Washtenaw County residents.

What does Community Action Network Do?

CAN provides, free of charge, to family members legally residing at public housing sites

Services

Because CAN’s clients represent a range of skills and challenges, their ability to navigate services and systems varies. CAN’s support starts where the clients’ abilities leave off, ranging from giving out resource phone numbers, to setting up appointments and providing transportation & translation services, and even advocating with and on behalf of a resident. Support includes:

• Eviction and DTE shut off prevention
• Referrals for counseling and substance abuse prevention
• Referrals to Legal Services
• Free eye exams and glasses
• Warm the Children shopping vouchers
• Food Gatherers distribution
• ESL and literacy tutors
• Day and overnight summer camp ccholarships
• Gently used furniture and household goods
• Advocacy in children’s schools, including at IEPs
• Advocacy at DHS, CPS and Family Court
• Translation of school, DHS and INS paperwork
• Head Start and all day kindergarten enrollment
• Health
  Insurance (MICHILD, WHP and Medicaid) Enrollment
• Accessing dental, and health care
• Enrollment in Adult Education through GED programs or local colleges

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