Ogden Civic Action Network 

Ogden Civic Action Network (OgdenCAN) is a coalition of anchor institutions, community partners, and neighbors committed to improving the health and well-being of our community.

Our Hyper-Local Commitment: The East Central Neighborhood

OgdenCAN is Weber State University's place-based initiative, with our deepest focus in Ogden’s East Central Neighborhood. Here, we support local leadership, convene and strengthen neighborhood networks, and invest in community interventions that improve health and opportunity. By investing deeply at the neighborhood level, we help inform and strengthen grass root community efforts in East Central and beyond.

While our work is grounded in East Central, it is connected to the broader Ogden-Weber community. In partnership with residents and organizations such as the United Partnership Council (UPC) and Weber-Morgan Health Department, OgdenCAN cultivates collaborative networks focused on five Community Pillars of Health: lifelong learning, vibrant economy, safe and strong neighborhoods, community connection, and healthy lifestyles. 

Mission

To focus on the health and well-being of our residents in the East Central neighborhood.

Vision

A thriving Ogden-Weber Community in partnership with the United Partnership Council through five areas of focus: Health, Education, Built Environment, Economic Stability and Social Fabric.

The Anchor Mission Approach

Weber State University is part of a growing national movement focused on Anchor Mission work. Across the country, universities, hospitals, and other major institutions recognize their deep responsibility to the communities where they are rooted. As an Anchor Mission–focused university, WSU directs its resources and partnerships toward regional economic impact and place-based initiatives—such as OgdenCAN—that strengthen the communities where we are anchored. OgdenCAN is also part of the Anchor Learning Network, a group of more than 50 universities committed to advancing their role as community anchors.

By aligning university and anchor institution resources with local partners, neighbors, and community-identified priorities, OgdenCAN advances coordinated, scalable approaches to improving community health and opportunity.

America First Credit Union

Our mission is to provide personal financial services of a superior quality to the members/owners; our chief concern being their financial well-being.

Intermountain Healthcare 
McKay-Dee Hospital

Helping people live the healthiest lives possible ®

 

Ogden City

Ogden’s brand is in its people. We are fiercely independent and unafraid to shake things up; we do not take no for an answer once we have set our minds to something; we are innovators; and we are unconditionally welcoming.

Ogden Regional Medical Center

Not bigger. Just better.

At Mountain Star, we are dedicated to providing quality and accessible healthcare through a cost-effective and patient centered approach.

Ogden School District

Maximizing educational opportunities for all students in a safe nurturing environment and empowering excellence through education.

Ogden-Weber Tech College

We build a prosperous community by creating a technically-skilled workforce one student at a time.

Weber-Morgan Health Department

We assess, promote and protect the public health needs of our community, enhance the quality of our environment, and assure access to appropriate services delivered by a professional staff dedicated to excellence and innovation.

Weber State University

We provide associate, baccalaureate, and master degree programs in liberal arts, sciences, technical and professional fields. Encouraging freedom of expression and valuing fairness, through excellent educational experiences for students.