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Welcome to

Allen Neighborhood Center

Allen Neighborhood Center (ANC) serves as a dynamic hub where Lansing Eastside neighbors access resources to improve their health and well-being; expand their capacity to seize job and entrepreneurial opportunities; create a strong sense of place, belonging, and community pride; and build a safe, sustainable, and thriving neighborhood.

Since 1999, ANC has pioneered programs in health education and outreach, housing improvement, food security and nutrition education, youth development, commercial corridor revitalization, and social capital building. We do all of this with the generous support of the engaged and unique Eastside community.

About Us

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Allen Farmers Market

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Breadbasket

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Event Space

GardenHouse

Kitchens

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Senior Discovery Group

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Support Services

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Veggie Box

Youth Programs

Our Services

Upcoming Events

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Since 1999, Allen Neighborhood Center has used door-to-door canvassing and community discussion to synthesize the voices of our neighbors with our community building resources, bringing a neighborhood-crafted vision for the Eastside to life. Your willingness to team up with us to promote neighborhood revitalization, increase food access and security, ignite entrepreneurial enterprises, and implement health-related initiatives that enrich people’s lives is very much appreciated. We promise that, with your support, we will continue to catalyze neighborhood-driven transformative change in Lansing.