Eau Claire YMCA

700 Graham Ave., Eau Claire

Youth organization that provides local kids with a safe, fun, and energetic place to have fun and stay fit. Free weights and machines. Basketball, volleyball, racquetball, indoor track, and pool.

Physical Activity & Sports Playgrounds Map of Play

Eau Claire YMCA Kid's Gym

400 Graham Ave., Eau Claire

Packed with a rope swing, basketball hoop, climbing wall, balance beam and Space Maze, the YMCA Kid's Gym is designed to keep your child moving. Most of these facilities are offered at no cost to members, with a nominal fee for non-members.

Physical Activity & Sports

ECAHMAA: Building Bridges for Hmong Youths

423 Wisconsin St., Eau Claire

The ECAHMAA provides mentoring and tutoring services to Hmong youth during the school year. Building Bridges offers opportunities for students to participate in after-school activities that will increase their academic learning and teach healthy alternatives to alcohol use and underage drinking as well as healthy nutrition.

Mentoring & Education Parenting Resources

Elk Mound Public Library

101 E Menomonie St, Elk Mound

Public Libraries

En Avant School of Dance

3330 North Town Hall Rd., Eau Claire

En Avant strives to help children attain self-confidence and the highest level of skill she/he is capable of achieving. They provide the foundation for dance to become a lifetime activity that will lead to physical and psychological well-being.

Dance Studios Dance Studios

Exceptional Athletics

800 Wisconsin St. (Banbury Place, Bld 4 - Ste 213), Eau Claire

EXA provides your children with a fun atmosphere to learn about cheerleading, tumbling, obstacle course training, and gymnastics.

Physical Activity & Sports

Fairfax Park

4200 Fairfax St., Eau Claire

Fairfax Park is a 75-acre park located on the south side of Eau Claire, with accommodations including a baseball field, two Little League fields and walking trails. It can be accessed from either Golf Road or Fairfax Street. And, being the only park not connected to a body of water, it is equipped with an outdoor pool. The pool season begins June 2 and the cost is $3.25 per person.

Area Parks Cross-Country Skiing Baseball Diamonds Playgrounds Map of Play Parks with Pavilions

Fall Creek Historical Society Museum

E111940 County Road J, Fall Creek

See items from Fall Creek's history including a doctor's office, a drugstore, dresses, and military uniforms. Also on the grounds are a washhouse, kitchen, and jail. Open weekends from Memorial to Labor Day, or by appointment (call ahead).

Local History

Fall Creek Public Library

122 E Lincoln Ave, Fall Creek

Public Libraries

Family Promise of the Chippewa Valley

309 E. Lake St., Eau Claire

Advocates for and supports families who are homeless by providing temporary housing and support services, transitional housing, and rapid re-housing, and by fostering independence.

Parenting Resources Volunteer Opportunities & Charities Volunteer Organizations

Family Resource Center Inc.

Inside Oakwood Mall, Eau Claire

Offers playgroups, home visits, Parent Cafes, a lending library, parenting education classes, and other programming to address a variety of needs that parents encounter. Parents and other care givers are invited to reach out for information, resources, referrals, or other support. They can provide hospital outreach to families of newborns. The majority of services are offered for free, with no referrals required.

Children and Family Parenting Resources

Family Support Center

Family Support Center empowers all individuals, families, and communities to live free from domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, human trafficking, and interpersonal violence through education, prevention, and intervention. All services provided are free and confidential. Volunteers are needed for the 24-hour crisis support line, childcare during events, answering phones, and various office tasks.

Volunteer Opportunities & Charities Children and Family Parenting Resources

Family Works Programs, Inc.

See contact info for location details, Eau Claire

As a child-placing agency, Family Works Programs, Inc. provides treatment foster care to at-risk children throughout the state of Wisconsin. We license, train, and support foster parents to care for children in the foster family’s home. The job of foster parenting is made easier by our social work staff who visit the foster home frequently, develop treatment plans, and facilitate the child’s treatment team.

Foster Services Parenting Resources

Flynn Elementary School Playground

1430 Lee St., Eau Claire

5.2 Acres. Basketball hoops, parking lot, play equipment, recreational field area, soccer and baseball/softball field.

Area Parks Playgrounds Map of Play

Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes

Activities for Girl Scouts campers include friendship, games, exploring, adventure, and traditional outdoor experiences. With opportunities for horseback riding, kayaking, hiking, climbing, archery, and challenging Wilderness trips.

Camps

Girls on the Run of the Chippewa Valley

Eau Claire

A transformational physical activity based positive youth development program for girls 3rd-5th grade. Teaches life skills through dynamic interactive lessons and running games. Donate or volunteer as a running buddy, coach, or help with events, fundraising, and grants.

Physical Activity & Sports Recreation Organizations Volunteer Opportunities & Charities

God's Kids Bible Camp

A free bible camp for ages 7-11 to enjoy a summer camp experience, staffed and funded by members of Messiah Lutheran Church in Eau Claire and held at Camp Kenwood. Camp activities include swimming, bible study, music, boating and tubing, outdoor games, and more.

Camps

The Grand Theatre (At the Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild)

102 West Grand Avenue, Eau Claire

Theatres

Habitat for Humanity

145 N. Clairemont Avenue., Eau Claire

Through our housing program, CVH4H partners with families in the Chippewa Valley to help them build a place they can call home. Habitat Homeowners help build their homes alongside volunteers, and pay an affordable mortgage that works for them. Volunteers can help build homes, take photography, make meals, and do customer service time at the Re-Store recycled home improvement store.

Volunteer Opportunities & Charities Support & Assistance Parenting Resources

Half Moon Beach

615 Randall St., Eau Claire

4.1 Acres. Boat launch, fishing, parking lot, picnic area, scenic views, swimming, and toilet facilities.

Beaches Area Parks Map of Play

Head Start

Head Start is a free preschool program for income-eligible families with children ages 3-5. Head Start offers a creative learning environment with age-appropriate activities, healthy meals and snacks, health and nutrition education, and opportunities for parents to be involved. Head Start is a EC4T Partner (4 year-old kindergarten).

Mentoring & Education Parenting Resources

Herzl Camp

A welcoming, independent camp where young people become self-reliant, create lasting Jewish friendships, and develop commitment and love for Judaism and Israel. Herzl Camp creates a vibrant Jewish community of future leaders.

Camps

Historical Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts

205 Main St. E, Menomonie

The Mabel Tainter building includes a lavish 313-seat "crown jewel" Victorian theatre and a historic reading room. It is a premier example of a restored vintage American Theater. Take a self-guided tour to inspect the intricate hand-stenciling, hand-carved white pine archways, rich walnut, mahogany, and oak woodwork, gleaming brass fixtures, leaded glass windows, and a rare working Steere and turner tracker pipe organ with 1597 pipes.

Local History Tours Menomonie Local History

Hobbs Ice Arena

915 Menomonie St., Eau Claire

In addition to a ton of leagues, Hobbs offers youth open hockey clinics on Wednesday evenings. Open skate times are Sunday and Wednesday evenings. Rentals available. There is an admission fee.

Physical Activity & Sports Ice Rinks