CAN communities are partnering with the City of Ann Arbor to go carbon neutral by 2030. Missy Stultz and the City of Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovations team have been incredible partners and co-advocates, ensuring our most vulnerable families are not left behind in the A2Zero Initiative.

Achieving a just transition to carbon neutrality and energy justice is not optional. Through this partnership, we will strive toward improved quality of life, health, and safety for our residents and community.

The benefits of this partnership seem endless. Ann Arbor wants to help facilitate millions of dollars in investments in renewable energy and home improvements to make Bryant one of the first decarbonized neighborhoods in the United States, and the city's first. Energy assessments can lead to free or reduced-cost home improvements which could not only make homes more energy-efficient but reduce households' overall bill payments to save families money in addition to improving home health and safety and fixing neighborhood flooding concerns.

CAN will also be partnering with the city-led initiative promoting Circular Economy initiatives. A Circular Economy is a model of production and consumption, which involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing, and recycling existing materials and products as long as possible. By working to implement this initiative community- and city-wide, we can reduce harmful production and consumption that contributes to negative climate impacts. This initiative also seeks to recapture "waste" as a resource to manufacture new materials and products.

Read more about this initiative in "Ann Arbor Aims To Make Bryant Neighborhood Carbon-Neutral In 5 Years"

The City of Ann Arbor's Office of Sustainability and Innovations with 20 volunteers planted 24 trees in the Bryant neighborhood last fall and 8 trees were given to residents to plant independently.

Read more on Healthy Babies Bridge Futures blog: "Tree Planting in Ann Arbor to Better Children's Health through Air Quality Improvements"

CAN's thematic curricula utilize sensory learning and tactile materials to assist students with problem-solving through designing prototypes and creating real projects. Every donation will assist with ensuring our students have access to the materials they need to become world-changers!

We want to give a special thanks to Mohamad Mahdi of Quality Auto Repair on Ecorse Rd, who replaced the wheels on our van (which helps us safely transport students and families), including mounting and balancing, at no charge to CAN. His generosity is greatly appreciated! Thank you for supporting your community at Bryant!