Sure We Can

Sure We Can is a non-profit redemption center and community hub based in Brooklyn, New York.
History.
Sure We Can (SWC) was founded in 2007 by a group led by Ana Martinez de Luco and Eugene Gadsden to serve the canning community of New York. The facility is designed with canners, the people who collect cans and bottles from the streets, in mind; aiming to provide a welcoming place they can redeem their cans and bottles. Sure We Can is the only non-profit, homeless-friendly redemption center in New York City. In 2019, the center annually processes 10 million cans and bottles for redemption, and serves a community of over 400 canners. Sure We Can estimates that they distribute $700,000 per year to canners. The average canner who visits Sure We Can earns $1000 per year.
In 2020, Sure We Can faces eviction by their landlord, who is interested in selling the lot they have rented for 10 years. Currently, the organization is seeking funding from the city to buy the land. 
Services.
Sure We Can provides container-deposit redemption services to the Brooklyn, NY area. The organization also serves as a community hub for environmental and sustainability issues, including producing and distributing compost, as well as advancing political issues related to the environment.
In 2021, Sure We Can worked with the Street Vendor Project to release a study documenting the impact of COVID-19 on canners and street vendors, whose income dwindled during restrictions even as these informal workers were ineligible for government support.