As you begin to prepare your wardrobe for upcoming cooler weather, please consider saving your winter coats and snow pants for WeCAN’s annual Coat Drive. Collection boxes will be located throughout the community from Oct. 1 - 21. Coat distribution will be held at WeCAN on Oct. 29 from 1 to 6 p.m. and on Oct. 31 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. WeCAN will accept all sizes of clean, gently-used coats (particular needs include large adult sizes and grade school children’s sizes), snow pant

The Board of Directors of WeCAN announced September 16 that they have hired Christopher Anderson as the organization’s Executive Director. Board President Rick Rohrer says, “We are thrilled that Christopher will be the agency’s new executive director. His wide‐ranging experience, perspective, and energy in our local community will be instrumental in leading WeCAN to the next level of excellence in support of serving low-income families in Mound and the western suburbs of Minn

Officer Steve Sturm from the Minnetrista Police Department helped kids pick out backpacks.Click on the photo for more images from Ready-to-Learn. Thanks to a generous community, Western Communities Action Network (WeCAN) distributed back packs and new school supplies to over 250 children this year. For many western Hennepin County families struggling with unemployment or the increasing costs of basic necessities like groceries and gas, back-to-school shopping puts significant