Coordinated Assistance Network, Inc

Coordinated Assistance Network Goals

1. The CAN believes the financial resiliency of individuals and families belongs in every great program. To that end, their financial literacy, inclusion, capability and progress is at the center of every decision made.

2. The CAN is dedicated to making other people’s lives better by closing the gap of health equity through several pillars, which empowers service providers to deliver sound remedies no matter the applicants social, economic, demographic, or geographic variances.

3. As a universal platform of services, the CAN will continue building the bedrock of a changing landscape for people through diversity, inclusion, and equity. The CAN works with nonprofit partners through cohorts to develop best practices in technology and delivery.

4. The CAN seeks to empower Minority led Organizations (MLO’s) through by leveraging the CAN technology to strengthen efficiency, security, and collaboration of those organizations.

5. The CAN is developing and strengthening leadership networks that equip and enable community leaders who are committed to racial equity to advance the health, education and economic well-being of families.

6. The CAN aims to empower smaller organizations with capacity to become difference makers, and larger organizations with better system uses, affording each the ability to scale and deliver worthwhile programs.

The CAN leadership believes people have the inherent capacity to solve their own problems. Compassionate leaders from their communities know the realities facing their neighbors and Minority Led Organizations (MLO’s) are central to those issues. They possess the knowledge and experience that helps them address gaps in education, financial health and the economy; guide how public and private resources are leveraged; and determine how success should be defined and measured. The CAN is interested in developing and strengthening leadership networks that equip and enable MLO leaders who are committed to racial equity to advance the health, education and economic well-being of families and children of the LGBTQ, disabled, people of color and other minority communities.

The CAN portal creates opportunities to enrich lives through powerful self-help financial tools, HUD housing programs, employment initiatives, emergency services and education solutions. Simply put, the CAN is an intersection of philanthropy, impact, and measurement. While economic equity and endurance are forefront of the CAN for applicants, the system is a powerful resource for non-profits and stakeholders to produce evidence-based results. A full suite of technology is available for non-profits to perform nearly every function of a day-to-day operation, ultimately streamlining their services to those who need them the most. Applicants are offered a dashboard to assess and learn, while enabling them to become part of their own solution. When more assistance is required, a request can be connected to local and national programs with one application. The CAN is the portal of connectivity and change, which opens a world of new opportunities for the greater social service community.

Inclusion is a major priority of the CAN, as its partnerships multiply the reach to engage those who require education with effective follow-up to create stability. All functions are performed within the highly secure, HIPAA and ADA compliant, & HUD Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) compliant cloud-based platform.

As a result of the COVID-19 national crisis, the platform formerly known as “The Yellow Ribbon Network” (YRN) partnered with several organizations that have little to do with the military community or nothing at all. Organizations across the U.S. and its territories were forced to close, many of whom will never open their doors again due to the lack of preparation for remote management. On July 15, 2020, the VeteransPlus Executive Leadership Board met with the Board of Directors during a special board meeting to propose a formal name and brand change of the organization to the “Coordinated Assistance Network’ (CAN). The formal change was to address Americas socioeconomic climate and ever evolving challenges. As a non-profit, the organization sought to become more inclusive of its proprietary delivery platform and to grow its financial services offered. The proposal was approved and one month later the CAN was born as the country heals and grows equitable positions for all families. The organization is now formally known as the Coordinated Assistance Network (CAN) with the D.B.A. of VeteransPlus as a program. By offering a remote access workspace to better suit employees working from home, the CAN is answering the call for organizations that may have been marginalized. The CAN transformed its interface and with the new customizations, applicants are now in the right place to receive assistance during the pandemic and beyond. There is still much more to do.

For its commitment to America's Veterans, the organization has received special recognition by:

6 year continuous funding for the Coordinated Assistance Network growth
2016 Most impactful NGO technology solution (Navy)
2013-14 Classy Award Finalist (#2)
2014 Recognized and promoted as a Provider of financial literacy by Texas Dept of Veteran Affairs
2013-14 Americas Top 20 Non-Profits: The Philanthropy Roundtable
2012-13 Best of the Best: DoD recognized Yellow Ribbon programs
2011 Champion of Financial Literacy Award (Florida Governor)
2010 Recognized and promoted as a Provider of financial literacy by California Dept of Veteran Affairs 2012 Recognized and promoted as a Provider of financial literacy by Florida Dept of Veteran Affairs. VeteransPlus became the first non-profit organization to be included in the states annual Veterans Benefits Guide.
2009 Named most trusted resources by Military.com
2009 At the invitation of the Chairman of the Florida Senate Committee for Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations

The network has continuously delivered key insights, metrics and engaging resources to non-profit partners, for-profit services providers, employers, and government entities. Today, the CAN recently passed 500,000 individual users, community service providers, non-profit partner organizations located in every state and several countries. More than 88-90% of all served by the CAN (and the YRN) have been low to moderate income individuals and families.