CANGRESS DBA LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK

RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK (LA CAN):1.OBTAINED LAND AND SECURED NECESSARY PERMITS TO BUILD THE LA CAN ECOHOODS HOUSING COMMUNITY - AN INNOVATIVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT DESIGNED BY AND FOR THE COMMUNITY.2.LAUNCHED A COLLABORATION WITH LA4LA AND UCLA CITYLAB TO DEVELOP A RECOVERY HOME SHOWCASE FEATURING MODULAR DESIGN STRUCTURES THAT WILL BE DEPLOYED TO ASSIST WITH HOUSING RECOVERY EFFORTS IN PASADENA AND ALTADENAFOLLOWING RECENT DISASTERS.3.ENGAGED THOUSANDS OF ANGELENOS THROUGH ARTS AND CULTURE ACTIVATIONS, USING MUSIC, STORYTELLING, VISUAL ARTS, AND PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS TO AMPLIFY COMMUNITY VOICES AND BUILD CROSS-SECTOR SOLIDARITY AROUND HOUSING JUSTICE, IMMIGRANT RIGHTS, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY.4.EDUCATED OVER 6,000 LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS ABOUT TENANT RIGHTS, LEGAL PROTECTIONS, HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS, COMMUNITY GARDENING AND NUTRITION, AND OTHER CRITICAL COMMUNITY ISSUES.5.ORGANIZED OVER 3,000 LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS TO ADVOCATE FOR COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, LOCAL JOB CREATION, EXPANDED HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS, AND INCREASED PUBLIC GREEN SPACE.6.PROVIDED DIRECT SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS IN DOWNTOWN AND SOUTH LA THROUGH TENANT RIGHTS CLINICS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS EVENTS.7.OPERATED A SUCCESSFUL, COMMUNITY-BASED PRODUCE MARKET, DELIVERING MORE THAN 12 TONS OF AFFORDABLE, ORGANIC PRODUCE TO EXTREMELY LOW-INCOME TENANTS IN DOWNTOWN AND SOUTH LOS ANGELES.8.SERVED MORE THAN 3000 PEOPLE THROUGH LA CAN'S WEEKLY LEGAL CLINIC AND LEGAL PARTNERSHIPS-WORK THAT HAS PREVENTED EVICTIONS, HELPED RESIDENTS SECURE PUBLIC BENEFITS, SUPPORTED RECLASSIFICATION UNDER PROPOSITION 47, PROVIDED CITATION DEFENSE SERVICES, AND EXPANDED ACCESS TO A WIDE RANGE OF LEGAL SUPPORTS.