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

EXA Summer Day Camp

EXA Sports (800 Wisconsin St, Bld 5, Suite 215)

Summer day camp featuring cheer, dance, gymnastics, nerf, and ninja activities. Plus crafts, water activities, games, and movies each day.

Camps

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

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

Forest Street Park

910 Forest St., Eau Claire

16.8 Acres. Fishing, flower garden, garden plots, parking lot, picnic area, and recreational field area.

Area Parks

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

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

Grover Heights Park

1022 Violet Ave, Eau Claire

Has an open recreational play area within its nearly nine acres of leisure space, a hard court surface area (4-square & hop scotch) and the Eau Claire Soccer Park. During the winter months, a general ice-skating rink and a snow-banked hockey rink can be found at this park.

Area Parks Basketball Courts

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

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