Mission Statement
The mission of LA CAN is to help people dealing with poverty create & discover opportunities, while serving as a vehicle to ensure we have voice, power & opinion in the decisions that are directly affecting us.
The Los Angeles Community Action Network (LA CAN) was formed in 1999 when 25 residents of Downtown Los Angeles came together and acknowledged the issues that existed in our community. We made a commitment to address those problems by organizing and becoming a force that demands change. Today we work on a variety of initiatives and projects across Skid Row and South Central LA.
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Supplies needed! We’re collecting donations to keep our rooftop community garden on Skid Row growing strong. 🌱💚
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If you put together a wish list on Amazon, for whatever is available on Amazon, people could buy and have it shipped directly to you.
Some of these items can be found at the 99 cents only store.
Today, Los Angeles’ City Planning Commission is taking public comment on its #DTLA2040 community plan, which will govern land use and development for many years. We call on @Planning4LA to adopt the #CCUPeoplesPlan and make Skid Row a priority for DTLA.
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On Tuesday, June 15, Central City United members, along with 30+ allies, submitted this letter to Los Angeles City Planning to push for the most equitable community plan for Downtown Los Angeles. Want to use your voice to shape the future of Downtown? Click here to learn more about how to join uHelp keep ALL of Skid Row affordable. Head to the link in bio to read the Central City United Coalition’s People’s Plan for Downtown!
We can’t keep forcing houseless Angelenos into "shelters" that act more like prisons.
LA CAN’s EcoHoods neighborhood is being developed without public funds, and aims to provide a model for what dignified, community-driven affordable housing looks like:
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Carceral housing is no way to address homelessness
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Mired in a federal lawsuit highly critical of their botched response to homelessness, Los Angeles officials are getting pushback from critics, who claim the lawmakers’ offer of interim shelter beds and tiny homes amounts to having people live in “prison-like” conditions. Opponents including un…Comment on Facebook Mired in a federal …
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Hey Mayor Eric Garcetti, the Freedom Singers heard you might be getting a new job, so they wrote you this little song!
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Wait, what? He's can't just leave a burning pile of sh*t behind!
Learn About the Issues
Become a part of a movement to end poverty create and create opportunity. Learn more about the issues that impact us all and ways that you can make a difference in solving them.
Become An Organizer
We change problems together. Join LA CAN in ensuring that we have voice, power and opinion in the decisions that are directly affecting us.
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Show off your support of LA CAN by purchasing our latest merchandise that directly supports our local and national organizing efforts.
Learn About the Issues
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Over the years, we added core projects addressing women’s rights, the human right to housing, and healthy food access. LA CAN also has projects focused on economic development, civic participation and voter engagement, and community media.
Climate Change
Food Security
Crisis Support
Facts about LA CAN
LA CAN has been a strong and visible leader in promoting and defending human rights in Downtown and South LA, with additional impacts regionally, nationally and internationally.
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Eliminated the guest fee practice in more than 2,500 homes, saving tenants from an unjust charge
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Organized community-lawyering projects that resulted in 2.84 million dollars
LA CAN provides legal assistance and organizes to protect poor communities against illegal evictions.They do a great job focusing on many areas of poverty, housing, civil rights and community health.
