Briana Echols

Briana Echols

A Second Home Briana Echols remembers The CanTeen as an eclectic space where it was easy to fit in. “I liked that it was a mixture of people – people that you really wouldn’t think would hang out together, but here they were playing pool or games together,” she says....
Stephany VanDyke

Stephany VanDyke

Whatever You Make It Like many CanTeen alumni, Stephany VanDyke came to the space on the suggestion of friends. It was simply a place to hang out and enjoy activities like open mic night. But, it became much more than that as she began to forge bonds with staff and...
Matt Bailey

Matt Bailey

Somewhere to Grow Matt Bailey was just looking to hang out with his buds when he first stepped into The CanTeen. Not only did he make more lifelong friends, but he also didn’t realize just how much The CanTeen experience would shape his adult life. The CanTeen turned...