The Community Resilience and Adaptation Working Group (CRAWG) is working towards proactively fostering communities in Central Appalachia where there is widespread acceptance and implementation of strategies for resilience, adaptation, and mitigation. CRAWG meets every fourth Thursday of the month at 2:00pm-3:00pm. If you are interested in joining this Working Group and would like more information,...
The ReUse Working Group is comprised of those engaged in the field of upcycling, recycling, and reuse in the central Appalachian region. You are invited to use this network to engage in conversations with many stakeholders throughout the region to share knowledge, resources and talk about similar happenings. These meetings occur on the fourth Tuesday...
This committee of our Community Resilience Working Group (CRAWG) meets monthly to coordinate and plan for climate resilience with a focus on research-based training. Their ongoing collaboration helps to gather ideas on research, training needs, and partnerships. IIf you are interested in joining this Working Group and would like more information, please email us at CANinfo@opencirclestudio.com.
Our goal is to shift the narrative of Central Appalachia away from scarcity and toward scale, momentum, and #AppalachianAbundance. Currently, CAN leadership and partners are working to construct an operational "Impact Megaphone" designed to aggregate people-centered storytelling and collective impact metrics across Central Appalachia.
The Leadership Team (LT) is the decision making body of CAN. It includes Co-chairs of Working Groups and representatives of Partner Organization. This meeting occurs on a monthly basis.
CAN's Food and Agriculture Working Groups - Healthy Food Access (HFA) , Beginning Farmer (BF), and Processing, Aggregation and Distribution (PAD) are working together in 2026. The Working Groups meet the third Thursday of the month at 1:00PM 2026 Schedule: For questions or more information please email CANworkinggroups@opencirclestudio.com.
The Ecological Restoration Working Group's (ERWG) mission is to provide a space for regional collaboration, sharing best practices, minimizing duplication, and reaching communities through the overarching topic of ecological restoration. ERWG meets every third Friday of the month. If you are interested in joining this Working Group, contact CANworkinggroups@opencirclestudio.com
The ReUse Working Group is comprised of those engaged in the field of upcycling, recycling, and reuse in the central Appalachian region. You are invited to use this network to engage in conversations with many stakeholders throughout the region to share knowledge, resources and talk about similar happenings. These meetings occur on the fourth Tuesday...
The Community Resilience and Adaptation Working Group (CRAWG) is working towards proactively fostering communities in Central Appalachia where there is widespread acceptance and implementation of strategies for resilience, adaptation, and mitigation. CRAWG meets every fourth Thursday of the month at 2:00pm-3:00pm. If you are interested in joining this Working Group and would like more information,...
The Energy Working Group is a broad coalition of practitioners accelerating Central Appalachia’s transition through collective power-building, collaborative funding models, coordinated policy advocacy, and peer learning. The Energy Working Group meets every first Thursday of the month at 10am. If you want to learn more about this Working Group, visit this page. If you would...
You are invited to join our upcoming quarterly Shared Learning & Academic-Practitioner Matchmaking session for the Community Resilience and Adaptation Working Group (CRAWG). Whether you are a university researcher, local practitioner, emergency planner, or community leader, this virtual session is designed to bridge the gap between academic research and on-the-ground disaster resilience efforts across our...
The Leadership Team (LT) is the decision making body of CAN. It includes Co-chairs of Working Groups and representatives of Partner Organization. This meeting occurs on a monthly basis.