The ELIE Circle Network strives to foster the holistic health of (1) Black girls & Black women and (2) young people & staff in community-based educational spaces (CBES; e.g., afterschool programs, summer camps, libraries, museums, scouts). The ELIE Circle Network includes two separate entities: ELIE Circle LLC and ELIE Circle Institute Inc.
ELIE Circle LLC is a LLC with a social mission and centers practice. It includes creating and facilitating activities for young people (e.g., activity books and psychoeducation groups) and professional development opportunities for adults (e.g., training sessions and workshops) for profit.
ELIE Circle Institute Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and centers research. It includes writing literature reviews, collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data from focus groups, interviews, surveys, photovoice, etc., and communicating findings through reports, articles, op-eds, blog posts, presentations, etc. with the purpose of contributing knowledge to the social work and education fields.