CAN is a multi-layered organisation that supports the development of children & young people to reach their full potential through Cultural Education, Creative Practice & Civic Leadership as a catalyst for cultural, social and economic change. Our mission is to support children and young people facing multiple and complex disadvantages to have the right to access new experiences and opportunities to live a fulfilling life, that builds a brighter future in the Black Country (Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall & Wolverhampton) and the surrounding areas of Birmingham.

​​To achieve our mission, we have set five core goals:

• Children & Young People can become motivated, self-aware, receptive, resilient, responsible, confident, and good communicators

• Children & Young People can access and engage in arts, culture, heritage, media and sport

• Children & Young People can engage in education, employment and volunteering

• Children & Young People can access recreational, leisure time provision

• Children & Young People can access support, advice, training in their local community

We delivery the following:

• Arts, Culture and Heritage

• Education and Learning 

• Sports and Health 

• Mentoring & Counseling 

• Enterprise and Employability