I Can/We Can Foundation

I have worked extensively with this organization. My reason for stopping was my career moves, which took me further away from Charlottesville. I have seen the transformative work Laura Casati has done, and her use of human interaction with animals and art to bring out the best in young people who have been marginalized. The term "at risk" is certainly no longer valid: Madoff exposed the fact that we are all "at risk." I prefer to think of inner city youth as endangered seedlings. THe work that I Can We Can Foundation does is seek to turn the odds in favor of the the meek, the mild, the misunderstood. Who would have thought, just 4 years ago that Barak Obama could actually become President? He told a nation of people, yes we can, and they responded admirably. Now we need to refocus our efforts on the needs of our nation's future, which is in the form of all our children. I recommend this organization for what it is & what it could be. I know "I can" and I believe "we can