$8K in expenses

COVID-19 responsibility. FCAN worked to keep businesses responsible for careless actions that might infect consumers with the dangerous COVID virus. Our social media ads let consumers know when and where meetings were taking place and how to participate. FCAN contacted seniors throughout the state to explain risks they could face in hospitals or nursing homes.

$30K in expenses

Sustainable Transportation - FCAN did more work to promote Complete Streets in St. Pete and in the region. FCAN did public education and organizing on transportation issues especially making the region more sustainable. Complete Streets are streets designed for all road users, including people on foot, on bike or taking transit and can help address safety and public health problems. The region lags regions of similar size in this area.

$17K in expenses

Insurance - FCAN is active educating, empowering, and organizing consumers on all lines of insurance, focusing on homeowner, auto, health, and insurance fraud. FCAN is an active participant in the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud and the Consumer Federation of America. We sought reforms in auto insurance to bring down sky-high rates and eliminate discrimination on income, education, and employment. We worked to extend health insurance benefits to more Floridians that are left out of current programs. Another initiative was educating the public on use of consumer information by insurers with artificial intelligence systems.

$10K in expenses

Auto Buying Consumer Education - FCAN used media and video to educate consumers for the car buying experience. We made insider tips available and explained concepts such as pricing the loan and how to accurately compare prices. A web page with a series of educational videos is available.

$858 in expenses

Community Organizing and Membership Development: Outreach to grassroots organizations; coalition meetings, town halls, other meetings; leadership development, training, and research to support FCAN projects; maintenance of relationships with statewide media; contact with government bodies on FCAN issues. FCAN maintains ongoing communications with allied organizations. Issue work includes solar power, expansion of the health insurance coverage, tax reforms, and transportation issues. Our Community Organizing includes work on the issues mentions as well as membership development efforts such as canvassing ontacts with members and the public.

$858 in expenses

Consumer Empowerment: FCAN worked to educate and empower consumers on issues including financial services, health care, transportation, and other critical issues through digital outreach and a door-to-door canvass. Work included educating consumers on insurance fraud, global warming, and Florida property insurance consumer empowerment. A major project was educating consumers on COVID vaccines.l