C-CAN has provided advocacy, support, and resources to existing community-based technology programs since 1999. We represent over 65 non-profit organizations that offer community technology programming and public access facilities as part of their overall mission to serve low-income residents.

C-CAN provides support for community-based technology programs that address the “digital divide” in Minnesota communities in the following ways:

1) C-CAN convenes an annual statewide conference bringing together professionals working in the field of Community Technology to exchange “best practices”, develop new partnerships, and explore ways to share technology resources

2) C-CAN acts as a “clearinghouse” for distributing community technology resources, including grant information, software and hardware donations, and information about technology resources gathered from national sources

3) C-CAN is a member of CTCNet, a 501c3 organization representing community technology centers internationally

4) C-CAN runs the Twin Cities Community Technology Empowerment Project, an AmeriCorps program placing 25 full time AmeriCorps members in CTCs throughout the metro area

5) Volunteers at C-CAN serve as community technology advocates, working to increase funding for community technology projects through cable and WI-FI franchise fee negotiations

C-CAN's mission is to “bridge the digital divide” in Minnesota by providing advocacy, services and resources to community technology centers and technology literacy programs statewide.