Mission
URBAN COMMUNITY AGRINOMICS' (UCAN) MISSION IS TO REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY, REDUCE AND REVERSE PREVENTABLE HEALTH ISSUES, INCREASE ACADEMIC SUCCESS, AND INCREASE EXPOSURE TO CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE. UCANS FOCUS IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO OPEN GREEN SPACES, EDUCATION AND TRAININGS ON HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, SEED-TO-TABLE FOOD PREPARATION AND PRESERVATION, HANDS-ON STEAM AND ORGANIC AGRICULTURE. WE EMPOWER FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH ACCESS TO RESOURCES TO GROW THEIR OWN HEALTHY FOOD USING SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES, IN A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT. OUR WORK IS MANIFESTED THROUGH A LENS OF DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.