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COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT NETWORK MISSION CAN is a partnership of governmental, non-profit, private and faith-based organizations which leverage mutual resources to collectively improve social, health, educational and economic opportunities in our community. GOVERNMENT City of Austin City of Pflugerville Travis County K-12 EDUCATION Austin ISD Del Valle ISD Manor ISD TRANSPORTATION Capital Metro HEALTH Central Health Integral Care Seton Healthcare Family St. David’s Foundation WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Goodwill Central Texas HIGHER EDUCATION Austin Community College Workforce Solutions— Capital Area Huston-Tillotson University St. Edward’s University University of Texas ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Austin LGBT Chamber Asian Chamber Black Chamber Greater Austin Chamber Hispanic Chamber COLLABORATIVE / PHILANTHROPIC Community Justice Council Interfaith Action (iACT) One Voice Central Texas United Way Greater Austin CAN: Promoting & Supporting the Power of Collaboration for More than 25 Years Identifying opportunities to coordinate and align services among CAN partners and other community service providers. • Supporting efforts to address community challenges through collective action. • Creating civic infrastructure for civic dialogue and civic action. • Ensuring the right stakeholders are part of assessing and addressing the challenges our community faces. Increasing understanding of emerging issues and trends and identifying proactive strategies that may be pursued. • • WWW.CANATX.ORG CAN SUPPORTS COLLABORATIVE ACTION AIMED AT EXPANDING EQUITY & OPPORTUNITY BY: DEVELOPING TOOLS TO INFORM CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE MAKING STRATEGIC CONNECTIONS CAN DASHBOARD In 2021, CAN Published the 12th annual CAN community dashboard tracking 18 indicators that assess our community’s overall health/well-being. RACE EQUITY ACTION FRAMEWORK In 2021, CAN published the Race Equity Action Framework to assess local needs and identify where more attention is needed. Click Here to View Tool Click Here to View Tool CAN COVID-19 RESPONSE CAN PODCAST CAN launched the “We CAN! ATX” web portal as a flexible tool to get critical information to the public during times of crisis in multiple languages. Click Here to View Tool In 2020, CAN launched “Get Engaged,” a weekly community calendar highlighting opportunities to get engaged on efforts aimed at advancing equity, opportunity and community well-being. Click Here to Listen or Sign-Up LANGUAGE ACCESS REGIONAL SUMMIT CAN has been working with its Language Access Action Team to develop resources that organizations can use to improve services and community members can use to access services, including establishment of the Central Texas Language Access Fund. In 2021, CAN will host its 5th biennial “Expanding Opportunity” Regional Summit to discuss the post-pandemic economic recovery including regional workforce needs. Click Here to Register CAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chair: Suchitra Gururaj, University of Texas DDCE Vice Chair: Tamara Atkinson, Workforce Solutions Past Chair: Former Council Member Jimmy Flannigan Additional Members: Lawrence Lyman, Travis County Research & Planning Donna Sundstrum, Austin Public Health David Evans, Integral Care Stephanie Hawley, Austin ISD Rachel Hunter Community Council Past Chair Nora Comstock, Community Council Chair Nancy Gilliam, Community Council Vice Chair CAN STAFF Raul Alvarez, Executive Director Carlos Soto, Research Analyst Jelina Tunstill, Program Coordinator Melinda Barsales, Communications Specialist