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EPIC

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AWARD-WINNING PROGRAMS

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OUR MISSION​

EPIC creates and administers innovative educational programs for youth and adults in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Our mission is to advance marginalized learners through innovation, empathy, volunteerism, diversity and partnerships.

WELCOME

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Educational Program Innovations Charity Society (EPIC)

is a national award-winning registered Canadian charity

and Nova Scotian incorporated society operating

in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada since 1996.

2023 Top 10 Impact Youth Charity
Charity Intelligence Canada
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Youth Peer & Outreach

This award-winning program, based in Sydney, NS, has been improving people's lives by providing free, after-school tutoring & mentoring program for marginalized kids 8 - 18 since 1998. Outreach programs now reach six additional communities. High school or university students serve as volunteer tutor-mentors.

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Parents PEACE

Since 2005, this facilitated parents group has been held one night a week with a focus on building healthier family relationships.

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"The volunteers show them there is good in the world. They actually show them the good in themselves through positive reinforcement. They raise the bar for them, but not so far that they cannot reach it." 

Management Team Partner, NS Addiction Services

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