Welcome to Bristol Bay Kids – a website dedicated to the children and families of the Bristol Bay region. On this site you will find helpful resources for anyone interested in giving young children the best start for success in school and in life. This site was developed through Bristol Bay Native Association’s Early Learning Opportunities (ELO) Project.

Eight communities from around the region participated in the ELO program: Dillingham, Chignik Lake, Koliganek, New Stuyahok, Pilot Point, Togiak, Manokotak and Clark’s Point. Each completed an Early Learning Plan that outlined goals and priorities for improving early learning for young children. The plans, and a workbook to assist other villages in completing plans of their own, can be found on this site.

The ELO project completed a Bristol Bay Community Assessment that compiled demographic data for the eight ELO communities. This document is published here, as well as data sets and source information.

Bristol Bay is a stunning landscape. Yup’ik, Alutiiq, Athabascan, Scandinavian, Japanese and many other peoples have settled here, drawn by the abundant subsistence harvests, and more recently by one of the most productive commercial salmon fisheries in the world. If you are interested in visiting us, check out the village snapshots that tell the story of our communities.

We hope you enjoy your visit to Bristol Bay Kids!