Who We Are:
Community Aid Network (CANMN) is a volunteer-led mutual aid site located in Minneapolis, MN. We work to build mutual aid bonds with our neighbors, organize volunteers and redistribute resources to ensure everyone has the means for dignified survival.
CANMN serves between 100-150 families each week and distributes over 1000 items every distribution day. We are funded entirely by individual monetary and food/supply donations. While donations of all kinds have slowed, the need continues to grow. Please visit our donate pages to learn more about how you can help.
How We Got Here:
In August 2020, CANMN was formed from the merged efforts of three volunteer-run mutual aid sites in the Whittier and Uptown neighborhoods: The People’s Library Mutual Aid at MCAD, Pimento Relief Services, and Provision Community Restaurant. All three pop-up donation/distribution sites were created to address the immediate needs of underserved communities suffering from the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and systemic racism, which were exacerbated after the murder of George Floyd.
Prior to the merge, the three sites collectively served an estimated 18,300 people from June-August and distributed everything we could manage: hot meals, household cleaning supplies, fresh produce, hygiene products, over the counter medicine, diapers, infant formula, baby supplies, and more.