C.A.N. Help Bags are designed to provide immediate help to the most needy. The bags contain everyday essentials. Each is custom-filled to meet the individual family needs. So far, we have distributed over 30,000 C.A.N. Help Bags. Compassion is contagious! Pass it on!
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C.A.N. HELP
COMPASSION:
Letting society's ``Forgotten`` know they are not alone through acts of kindness and servitude. EDUCATE: Educating society about it's ``Forgotten``.
ADVOCACY:
Being a voice for those who have no voice. ENRICH: Compassion enriches the lives of all involved. Every voice matters.
NETWORK:
Breaking down walls and building bridges by bringing together people to care. EMPOWER: One act of kindness can change a life forever. It only takes One to change One.
Impact
CAN
Community Development Program
Programs
CAN
HELP! PROGRAMS
PUTTING COMPASSION INTO ACTION
Enriching the Lives of Children
These educational programs were developed to help children learn how to make good decisions as they grow and face the world. They have fun while learning critical thinking skills that we all need in life. These kids are our future problem-solvers. Please help us help them by your involvement – a monetary gift or a little time.
CAN Comfort
The CAN Comfort program provides CAN Help! Bags to at-risk, needy populations such as homeless people, children with cancer, at-risk kids, parolees and others. Plus CAN Comfort provides winter coats for adults and kids, sleeping bags for the homeless, food baskets for single mothers, school supplies for at-risk kids and Christmas gifts for at-risk kids and seniors in nursing homes that are without families.
Families & Kids with Cancer
We help kids experience the joys of the world as a patient or survivor through charitable acts of kindness, parties, and personal visitations. For people with certain severe medical challenges, we conduct events to raise money to help them offset utility bills and food costs. We want them to know they are not alone!
Operation Sweetheart
Operation Sweetheart™ serves residents of nursing homes throughout Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida. We conduct regular, one-on-one visitations with residents to provide needed attention. We can document each visit and provide the activity director with a written report. This service benefits the facility because it helps to show which residents have been visited and how they benefit.
Teaching Integrity to Developing Youth / CAN Help! TV
Teaching Integrity to Developing Youth (T.I.D.Y) helps young adults set, reach for, and climb higher in pursuit of their life goals through financial literacy and entrepreneurial education.
Mz. Tea Christmas Nest
Mz. Tea Christmas Nest joins the lineup of CAN Help! Programs. Located in Vero Beach, Florida, this program provides Christmas meals, presents and CAN Help! Bags to underserved individuals in Indian River County.
CAN Help! Bag Donations
Make A Donation, Today!
When you support Compassion Advocacy Network, your monthly tax-deductible contributions permanently change people’s lives for the better. Your CAN Help! Bag contributions sustain our programs; we thank you for it, and so do the people who receive the attention they’ve needed.
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Each year C.A.N. clocks thousands of volunteer hours of either visitation, activity or educational involvement. Each month C.A.N. helps improve the quality of life for hundreds of families throughout Virginia, North Carolina and Florida.
Over 300,000 items of food, clothing, personal care & household products have been distributed to at-risk youth, families and kids with cancer, struggling single mothers, homeless U.S. Veterans and needy nursing home residents. Compassion is Contagious. Pass it on!
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Stats
768
CAN HELP! BAGS MONTHLY
275
MZ. TEA CHRISTMAS NEST DINNERS SERVED
257
AT-RISK KIDS MENTORED
147
U.S. VETERANS HELPED
Team CAN
CAN
TEAM MEMBERS
CATHERINE 'CAT' HOLLAND
VP of Community Development
Catherine 'Cat' Holland, Vice President of Community Development. ``Cat`` is very talented at communicating CAN's Vision and Objectives directly with our sponsors.
C. RICHARD GILLCRESE
Advisory Board Chair
C. Richard Gillcrese is the Resource Development Director.
ROSSANNA PUNZALAN-HOWARD
Corporate Communications, Advisory Board Member
Rossanna Punzalan-Howard is the official spokesperson for CAN.
Phavon Sage
Advisory Board Member
Pre-Med major at Old Dominion University, associate producer of CAN Help! TV.
Testimonial & Clients
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CONTACT C.A.N.
3131 Azalea Garden Road, Suite A Norfolk, VA 23513 | Phone: (757) 622-8226 Fax: 757-716-4745 | Email: [email protected]