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 with youth and their families.
Helping Ely be a great place to grow up!
ECR is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is funded by grants and support from • Annual ECR Auction Fundraiser – A Celebration of Artful Living in Ely • Annual Winter Festival Spaghetti Dinner • Burntside Lake Association and Ely Area Invasives Team Ely • City of Ely - Parks & Rec • City of Winton • Ely EMPOWER • Ely Area Behavioral Health Network & Wellbeing Development • Ely Area Churches • Ely Community Education • Ely Kiwanis Club • Ely Rotary Club • Fall Lake Township • Generous donations by Individuals and Local Organizations in our community • Generous donations from Summer Residents of our Ely community • Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District • Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families - Youth Intervention Program • Northland Foundation • St. Louis County Family Services Collaborative • St. Louis County Family Resource Centers • The Ely Echo • Town of Morse • United Way of Northeastern Minnesota • Zup’s Food Market Ongoing + Burgers & Brats
Youth Intervention Program - (YIP) Grant; Jill Swanson, Executive Director is the grantee's leadership and responsible for managing and overseeing this grant; direct contact: jill@elycommunityresource.org; 218-365-5254
Ely Community Education
OUR PARTNERS IN DELIVERY & AFFILIATIONS—THANK YOU, • • Burntside Lake Association and Ely Area Invasives Team • Cast Outdoor Adventures • E. Chapman Properties • Ely Schools, Ely Community Ed • City of Ely – Parks & Recreation + Ely Public Library • Ely Area Community Care Team • Ely Area Behavioral Health Network/Wellbeing Development • Ely AAUW and EMPOWER• Ely Field Naturalists • Ely Garden Club • Ely Outfitting Company • Ely Kiwanis • Ely Rotary Spirit of the Wilderness Outfitters • Friends of the Boundary Waters No Boundaries to the Boundary Waters Program • Lake and St. Louis County Soil & Water Conservation Districts • Minnesota Department of Education/Ignite After School/Youthprise • Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families • Northland Foundation • Noth American Bear Center • Northern Tier High Adventure Base • Piragis Northwoods Company Bookstore & Outfitting • The International Wolf Center • The Ely Folk School • The Ely Historic State Theater • True North AmeriCorps – Duluth Y • United Way of Northeastern MN • Voyageur Outward Bound School • YMCA Camp Northern Lights • YMCA Camp Widjiwagan • Youth Intervention Program Association, YIPA Legislative Committee • Zup's Market