The Eagle County Youth Collaborative (ECYC) is a partnership of Eagle County youth serving organizations who are members of The Eagle River Youth Coalition. The purpose of ECYC is to address the academic achievement gap of students enrolled in Eagle County schools. ECYC will further foster positive youth development in order for Eagle County youth to become successful adults.

• Leverage our collective resources for the common good of all partners, both financially and through shared information.
• Share program impact data to demonstrate the impact of nonprofit organizations in serving the community.
• Develop a common assessment tool that measures the collective impact of member organizations.
• Explore common space opportunities for program and administrative functions.
• Share best practices.

If you would like to join this exciting initiative, please contact Cristina Gair at 949-9250 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Click here to download the ECYC Memorandum of Understanding.

The Eagle River Youth Coalition’s goal is to move to the highest level of collaboration through its member initiative, The Eagle County Youth Collaboration (ECYC). As you can see with this attached collaboration ladder this requires shared responsibility for co-creating outcomes. The two outcomes that the collaborative is focusing on include The Achievement Gap and positive youth development. Check back here to find out more about how members of The Eagle River Youth Coalition are creating shared outcomes.

Click here to download the Principals & Practices Guide for Nonprofit Excellence in Colorado.

Click here to visit the ERYC Wiki

Members speak out:

“The Eagle River Youth Coalition plays a key role in helping organizations get together and share resources so that we can all do our best in serving Eagle County youth.”
-Joe Schmidt, Wheels for Eagle

“ERYC has been a great partner for Food Bank of the Rockies. Thanks to ERYC we are now working with many of the youth serving agencies in Eagle County and can further our mission!”
-Andrew Coonan, Food Bank of the Rockies

“It’s been easy to make connections and to collaborate with other organizations here in the Eagle County because everyone is open and honest about wanting to work with other organizations! The ERYC networking meetings really help to make this happen.”
-Heidi Pankow, Girl Scouts of Colorado

“The Red Ribbon Project is very appreciative of the information passed our way by the ERYC. Since we are a small and primarily volunteer organization, we are not always aware of grant and training opportunities. Thanks ERYC for remembering who we are and what might help us to attain our goals.”
-Paula Palmateer, Red Ribbon Project

“The Literacy Project Staff looks forward to networking meetings because they bring together a group of enthusiastic people who can build upon each other’s energy and help fuel new initiatives. The ERYC is an important asset to our community as it strengthens and empowers programs for local youth.”
-Sloan Munter, The Literacy Project