Mid-City CAN (Community Advocacy Network)

Mid-City CAN (Community Advocacy Network) Join us for our 35th Anniversary I Am Possible Impact Dinner celebration on November 21, 2024!

Tickets and Sponsorships now available:

http://onecau.se/impactdinner35 Mid-City CAN is a collaborative of over 150 organizations, governemntal agencies, religious institutions, and residents (youth and adult). Our mission is to create a safe, productive, and healthy community through collaboration, advocacy, and organizing. Mid-City Community Advocacy Network is a nonprofit 501c3 organization (Tax I.D. #83-3305285).

06/12/2026

Shoutout to our friends at The Haywood Burns Institute for letting us share this hot off the press.

BI ran the feasibility study in LA back in 2020 that led to the creation of a Department of Youth Development which transformed the way the county cared for its youth - towards a Care First, Jails Last approach.

San Diego is being called to follow suit. We need the community to show up 9AM at the county building and share why this is so important for us.

The budget works for us. We are the community that fund it!

06/12/2026

“Cold and nothing but pain.”

Our Youth Justice Momentum Team member and Homegirlz del Corazón youth describes her experience inside San Diego’s Juvenile Hall.

We stand with Shimmy and all youth who have endured similar treatment.

Incarceration is harmful and traumatizing. It’s currently being funded at $131 million by San Diego county.

We can’t imagine a world where young people and their experiences are not centered. The Youth Justice Momentum Team is a...
06/11/2026

We can’t imagine a world where young people and their experiences are not centered.

The Youth Justice Momentum Team is a place for all youth to come, engage and lead conversations that have everything to do with them.

Thank you to Cafeina Cafe for hosting us. Your coffee shop makes our community safer.

Thank you to Maria Elena Greeman from Homegirlz del Corazón for being such an incredible partner and member of our team. None of today was possible without you!

And to our incredible youth and lived experienced panelists, YOU ARE OUR WHY. Thank you for leading us into safer and healthier communities. Your love for humanity paves the way for all of us to follow.

Our youth doing big things 🥺🫡See you en un ratito! 🗣️🗣️🗣️Midcitycan.org/youthcoffee
06/10/2026

Our youth doing big things 🥺🫡

See you en un ratito! 🗣️🗣️🗣️

Midcitycan.org/youthcoffee

Our youth organizers from the Youth Justice Momentum Team doing big things 🥺SEE YOU EN UN RATITO! 🗣️🗣️🗣️Midcitycan.org/y...
06/10/2026

Our youth organizers from the Youth Justice Momentum Team doing big things 🥺

SEE YOU EN UN RATITO! 🗣️🗣️🗣️

Midcitycan.org/youthcoffee

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06/10/2026

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06/09/2026

“The juvenile system is broken and the juvenile probation department is unhinged. They do whatever they want. And I’m not the only one.”

Helping spread the word about a FREE Community Wellness Fair led by youth!The FRONTLINE Community Wellness Fair is a pow...
06/09/2026

Helping spread the word about a FREE Community Wellness Fair led by youth!

The FRONTLINE Community Wellness Fair is a powerful, youth-led celebration of healing, mental health and collective care.

WHEN: Saturday, June 13, 2026, 11 am to 4 pm.
WHERE: 5555 University Ave, San Diego CA 92105 (at PANA)

All are welcome! Scan the QR code for more info and to reserve a spot for this FREE fair!

06/09/2026

TIME TO LISTEN TO OUR YOUTH ORGANIZER LAILA 😤😤😤

2 DAYS LEFT TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT!

We’re still urging the county to fund $250,000 for a feasibility study to explore the creation of a Department of Youth Development.

Now, more than ever, we need all of your voices! Please submit public comment now with the link below!

Our youth deserve development not detention, care not cages, mentors not punishment.

https://engage.sandiegocounty.gov

San Diego County Juvenile Probation Department has been mandated to report data for the next two years regarding their i...
06/08/2026

San Diego County Juvenile Probation Department has been mandated to report data for the next two years regarding their institutions, staff and procedures.

Use of force continues being high even with ongoing state investigations, the Juvenile Probation Department continues to be incapable of meeting the needs of our youth.

The data doesn’t lie and the conclusions are obvious: we urgently need a new approach.

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