Westside Can Center
Community Center in Kansas City, MO
Welcome to the Westside Community Action Network (CAN) Center's web page. Our goal is to facilitate the establishment of a safe, healthy, viable, civically-engaged neighborhood in which to live, play and work. The Westside Community Action Network (CAN) Center has been servicing the community since 1994 and received our 501.c. 3 tax-exempt status in 1995. We specialize in programs that facilitate our aim. The Westside CAN Center houses a property maintenance code enforcement officer from Kansas City's Neighborhood Preservation Division.
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read moreSome are the sole responsibility of the WCAN Center. Our youth and family programs are to address the need for safe, monitored non-school hour activities. Many of our children are latch-key kids. Too many parents overestimate the capacity of their children to fill in hours of non-school time in a safe manner. Too many parents underestimate the attractiveness of inappropriate behavior. The Westside Youth Coalition was created to bring together neighborhood youth serving agencies, neighbors and interested community members to address youth on youth violence and youth crime such as graffiti, vandalism, illegal drug and gun activities, etc. Lack of supervision and boredom are sure to nurture inappropriate or unacceptable behavior.