Ely Community Resource ... helping make Ely a great place to grow up!
To foster positive youth development through activities designed to increase self esteem, build a sense of community, and provide positive adult relationships that allow effective interventions.
To be a primary resource to Ely area youth and to help in building a community equipped to make Ely … a great place to grow up.
ECR is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is funded by grants and support from Ely Community Education and ISD 696 • City of Ely • Minnesota Dept of Public Safety, Office of Justice Programs—Youth Intervention Program • St. Louis County Family Services Collaborative • St. Louis County Public Health and Human Services • St. Louis County Family Resource Centers • Northland Foundation • United Way of Northeastern Minnesota • Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District • Town of Morse • Fall Lake Township • City of Winton • Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust • Ely Kiwanis Club • Ely Rotary Club • Annual ECR Auction Fundraiser – A Celebration of Artful Living in Ely • Annual Winter Festival Spaghetti Dinner • Burntside Lake Association/North St. Louis County Soil & Water Conservation District • Zup’s Food Market Ongoing + Burgers & Brats • E. Chapman Properties • Spirit of the Wilderness Outfitters • Friends of the Boundary Waters No Boundaries to the Boundary Waters Program • Northeast Minnesotans for Wilderness • Piragis Northwoods Company Bookstore & Outfitting • Ely Outfitting Company • Cast Outdoor Adventures • Area Churches • The Ely Echo • The Ely Historic State Theater • Generous donations by Individuals and Local Organizations in our community • Generous donations from Summer Residents of our Ely community
Ely Community Education
OUR PARTNERS IN DELIVERY & AFFILIATIONS—THANK YOU, Ely Schools, Ely Community Ed • City of Ely – Parks & Recreation + Ely Public Library • Burntside Lake Association and Ely Area Invasives Team • Ely Kiwanis • Ely Rotary + Interact Club • Ely Field Naturalists • Ely Garden Club • Ely Area Community Care Team • Ely Area Behavioral Health Network/Wellbeing Development • Ely AAUW and EMPOWER • Lake and St. Louis County Soil & Water Conservation Districts • Minnesota Department of Education/Ignite After School/Youthprise • Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Justice Programs • Northland Foundation • Northern Tier High Adventure Base – Boy Scouts of America • True North AmeriCorps – Duluth Y • The International Wolf Center • The Ely Folk School • The Ely Historic State Theater • United Way of Northeastern MN • Voyageur Outward Bound School • YMCA Camp Northern Lights • YMCA Camp Widjiwagan • Youth Intervention Program Association, YIPA Legislative Committee