In 1976, Grant East began Freedom Ministries, a 501 (C)(3) not-for-profit organization working with juvenile offenders.

In 1985, Dallas Can! Academy was established as a program of Freedom Ministries to serve juvenile offenders with remedial education. 

In 1986, the Academy expanded their services to high school dropouts and non-adjudicated youth.

In 1988, the organization’s name was changed to Texans Can! to facilitate schools to be set up in other Texas cities.

In 1995, Texans Can! became one of the first 20 charter schools in Texas and begun expanding in Dallas and to four other major cities in Texas.  To date, ten schools are serving youth in need in Texas.

So far, more than 70,000 students have changed their lives and the lives of their families through Texans Can!  With your help, we can positively change even more young lives.

Grant East retired on May 31, 2008 as Founder and President Emeritus after 32 years of service to at-risk youth.

Texans Can! Academies
Austin Can! Academy
Dallas Can! Academy Oak Cliff
Dallas Can! Academy Ross Avenue
Texans Can! Academy at Dallas South
Texans Can! Academy at Carrollton/Farmers Branch
Fort Worth Can! Academy Campus Drive
Fort Worth Can! Academy River Oaks
Houston Can! Academy Main
Houston Can! Academy Hobby
San Antonio Can! High School