Ways to Support our Program
Elpis Enterprises is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, which means we rely heavily on community support to help our mission. Whether you’re an individual, business owner, or group leader, there are many ways you can support our mission and trainees.
Purchase a Product
Elpis is funded by the sale of our products and services. It is customer orders that allow us to provide diverse and meaningful work experiences within our enterprises to our trainees. We offer an array of customized screen printing apparel and woodworking products. We also provide virtual workshops for small groups. You can order existing products at our store or fill out a request form for customized products
Provide Career Development Support
At our Hands on Hope quarterly events, we invite individuals to talk about their jobs or share their career paths with our trainees and recent graduates in a low-stress setting. You can introduce Elpis to your employer or professional network to help us identify additional post-Elpis employment opportunities for our graduates. If you’re interested in participating, please contact us at 651-644-5080 or via our website.
Become an Earn and Learn Business Partner
Earn and Learn positions are full-time paid employment at a local business. We’re always looking for more business partners in the community to work with to match qualified trainees to businesses seeking employees. Our trainees are motivated, skilled and trainable. If your business is interested in partnering with Elpis Enterprises, please contact us at 651-644-5080 or via our website.
Donate
One of the easiest ways to support our mission is to donate. You can donate directly or make a tribute gift in honor or memory of an individual. We use GiveMN and PayPal for secure donations.
Book a Group Workshop
Elpis has designed an experiential workshop that allows youth and adults of any level of experience to successfully build many of the products that are listed on our website. All kits are precut and the assembly process uses our unique jig system that ensures all products are completed with a high degree of consistency. Please contact our office by phone or email to receive more details.
Help Us Locate Materials
For all our products listed on the web site, we use only reclaimed and recycled fencing. We work with several fence contractors that recycle old tear out fences and shop cut offs through our program. If you have access to cedar wood that can be recycled or contacts with a fence contractor that our program can benefit from, please contact our office. We use other types of recycled wood for many other projects, jigs, shop enhancement, etc. . If you have wood that you think would be of use to us, please contact us.