Mesa Community Action Network Incorporated

Mesa Community Action Network (mesacan) is a Community Action program subsidiary of a new leaf, inc., serving more than 8,000 low-income individuals and families in Mesa annually. Mesacan is both committed and responsive to meeting the needs of economically-disadvantaged individuals and families through a comprehensive array of client-centered programs and services. Services include emergency rent, mortgage and utility financial assistance, home weatherization assistance, case management, benefits enrollment, information and referral, workforce development, financial coaching, economic development for small business, voluntee income tax assistance (vita), post-secondary match savings program, and onsite Community resources such as wic and snap offices. Mesacan parnters with public, private and other social sector organizations, and relevant services are co-located. This collaborative approach effectively mobilizes solutions for easy access to meet the needs of households in crisis.

The assets to opportunity (ato) program is a matched savings program that makes a post-secondary education more accessible to low-income individuals, and supports individuals in starting or strenghening a small business, positioning participants for greater economic mobility. As a service component of participation, both programs build financial literacy.

Weatherization services offers low-income home owners in Mesa, assistance with home improvements designed to make their home more energy efficient and reduce the cost of utilities. The program provides long-term results by identifying the cause of the high utility bills and repairing those problem areas.

Mesacan donated $297,200 in bingo proceeds to a new leaf, inc. for the benefit of the east valley men's center, a homeless shelter for men.