American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

The mission of ACS CAN is to help eliminate cancer as a major health problem through legislative and public policy advocacy at the local, state and federal levels.

Description:
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the nonprofit, nonpartisan sister advocacy organization of the American Cancer Society. ACS CAN is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major public health problem through issue campaigns and voter education aimed at influencing lawmakers and candidates to support laws and policies that will help people fight cancer. ACS CAN does not endorse candidates and is not a political action committee (PAC).

History:
ACS CAN builds on the more than 90 years of excellence of its sister organization, the American Cancer Society. Since 2001, ACS CAN has been building a national grassroots organization to advocate with local, state & federal legislators about cancer issues.

Contact person: Carrie Glover, Grassroots Manager, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (206) 285-5108

Address:

2120 1st Ave N Seattle, WA 98109 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.acscan.org

Directions:

From Highway 99 take the Queen Anne Avenue exit and head west on Queen Anne Avenue until reaching Boston Ave. Make a left on Boston and right on 1st Ave. N. We are on the corner of Boston. . . (more)   Nearest Bus Stop: Metro, Boston & 1st Ave. N. #4, 1 minute walk

Last updated on May 20, 2009