This season,

Get Cozy With CAN

Community Building Edition - December 2022

Featured Image: A well-stocked buffet of delicious food at a Brick Community Center's Holiday Party

At CAN, community is our middle name...

Well, actually it's our first name, but you get the idea!



CAN would be nothing without the one-of-a-kind communities we partner with. Did you know that CAN was founded by a resident of the Hikone community? Since then, we have been invited into each neighborhood that is home to a CAN community center in order to help the families who live there thrive!

Speaking of community, we are so grateful to...

The Song Foundation and The Song Family Fund

at The Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation for helping us build thriving communities and getting us much closer to our goal of $100,000 matched!

Coming Together All Year Round!

Building community where you live is important because it can offer connection, support, safety, and a sense of belonging.

From Holiday Potlucks in November and December, to Back To School BBQs at the tail end of summer, we take every opportunity to celebrate together! Each community gathering CAN hosts almost always involves good food, fun activities (like egg hunts in the Spring and haunted houses in the Fall), and of course the opportunity to strengthen relationships! Over the years, working with some truly amazing partners has allowed us to create unforgettable memories like the ones in these pictures!

Growing And Thriving!

In addition to fun parties and gatherings that build lasting relationships, CAN ensures our communities are a safe and clean place to live through clean-up events, gardens, and playscapes! Having a place to gather is such an important piece of a thriving community. Our playscapes, like Bryant's basketball hoops and outdoor classroom, Arrowwood Hill's colorful court, and playgrounds and gazebos at multiple sites offer a space for play and learning. Our yearly clean-up events allow us to come together and beautify the community. And our gardens offer just about every benefit mentioned above in addition to delicious produce!

Support CAN's Mission!

Consider a financial contribution:

Or give by mail:

PO Box 130076

Ann Arbor, MI 48113

Give when you shop:

Do you shop at Kroger?

Do you have a Kroger Plus card?

Take advantage of their Community Rewards program and donate to CAN when you use your Kroger Plus Card! Just login to your Kroger account, under "account summary", scroll down to Community Rewards. Then search for CAN by typing in our

organization number:

SJ915

Once CAN is enrolled, Kroger will donate to Community Action Network every time you use your

Kroger Plus card!

Buying gift cards this season?

Consider purchasing through www.raiseright.com

A percentage (2%-20%) of each purchase

goes to CAN with our code:

B7JKTSJ298XC

Doing some holiday shopping on Amazon?

smile.amazon.com/ch/38-2792610

Use this link and Amazon will donate 0.5% of your purchase directly to CAN!

Stay connected with CAN!

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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.

Community Action Network

info@canwashtenaw.org

www.canwashtenaw.org

(734) 994-2985

PO Box 130076, Ann Arbor, MI 48113